Controversial plans to replace a South Lakes windfarm have been refused by planning officers.
The 12 turbines at Kirkby Moor - less than a mile outside the Lake District National Park - were installed in 1993. Energy firm RWE wanted to swap them for six bigger ones.
Laura Fiske, Planning Officer at Friends of the Lake District, said: “Six 115m tall turbines would have been inappropriate and intrusive in this location and massively out of scale with their surroundings, flashing over a skyline from more distant viewpoints.
“The development threatened to impact on some of our most iconic views including many Lake District peaks such as the Old Man of Coniston, Black Combe and Kentmere as well as views from Coniston Water and Kirkstone Pass.
“We are very grateful for the support offered by the local community in dealing with this application and would like to extend our thanks to them."
It's due to be decomissioned in 2018.