IT IS a DECISION guaranteed to please the Duke of Edinburgh, who described onshore wind turbines as a "disgrace". Plans for a huge turbine in view of the Prince of Wales's bedroom window have been rejected. Barrogill angus, a farmer, has lost his appeal against a decision by planners to refuse a wind turbine on his land near the Castle of Mey in Caithness, where Prince Charles, right, stays for a week every august. an official appointed by Scottish ministers dismissed the appeal because neighbouring houses could be affected by the noise from the 67ft turbine. "I acknowledge the modest but nonetheless useful contribution which the proposal would make towards renewable energy targets," he said. "In this case, however, I find that to be outweighed by the potentially adverse impact on residential amenity." Highland Council refused the application to erect a 20-kilowatt wind turbine near the Castle of Mey earlier this year because it would spoil the view of the property, which was the only home to have been owned by the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The 18 objectors included the area's former MP, Lord MacLennan of Rogart, who led the Prince's North Highland Initiative.