PLANS to erect nine wind turbines at Den Brook Valley await a decision from the High Court, following a hearing last week.

The proposal to build the 120-metre high wind turbine farm sparked an ongoing battle between Renewable Energy Systems (RES) and the Den Brook Judicial Review Group (DBJRG).

The case underwent two public inquiries last year and has continued to cause controversy among residents.

Wind farm project and group environmental manager for RES, Helen Hall said it was a case of waiting for a decision.

She said: 'We feel confident on what we presented last week.

'We've been working on discharging the planning conditions and we've also been using local contractors for doing some site investigation work, which we do ahead of construction.

'We don't know when the decision will be made, but this has been through two public enquiries and the inspector found he had no concerns that there would be a noise nuisance from the wind farm.

'We've been developing windfarms for 25 years and we follow the guidance for development.

'We want to be good neighbours and it's not in our interest to develop farms which will cause a problem.'

The application for the wind farm between Bow, North Tawton and Spreyton was submitted by Renewable Energy Systems (RES) in 2005.

It was turned down by West Devon Borough Council after almost 3,000 letters of objection, including those from all parish councils, Dartmoor National Park and Devon County Council.

Leading member of the DBJRG Mike Hulme, who has spearheaded the noise aspect in the case, said it was a highly complex situation.

Mr Hulme said: 'It was a day and a half of pretty powerful submissions from three barristers.

'Things are moving, but I'm not sure they are moving in the direction I want them to, it's such a tangled situation.

'There is going to be a lot of discussion on all of this, but it's certainly very much up in the air.

'I've been on this for six years now and I'm not only passionate about it, but I believe there is something serious going on.

'People are being badly effected by noise by these current generation of wind turbines.

'They are twice the size of what was written in the guidance, so it is very much out of date in many respects.

'At the end of the day I'm not against wind power, I am against this poorly designed windfarm.'

A decision is expected to be made within the next few months.