More than 120 people packed into Dicklebugh Village Centre on Wednesday to listen to speakers and raise queries they had about the proposals.

Planning permission has been granted to TCI Renewables and Enertrag UK for wind measuring masts at sites between Dickleburgh, the Pulhams and Rushall and another at Tivetshall St Mary.

The meeting was organised by campaign group 4Villages, which is trying to stop turbines being put up at the first site.

Resident Zina Tinsley spoke about what she feared would be the reality of the turbines – an incessant, irritating hum and blades the size of jumbo jet wings.

"Make no mistake, these are huge industrial machines and installing them will industrialise our rural landscape," she said.

Tivetshall resident Ian Bloyes, a project manager for geotechnical investigation of offshore wind farms, spoke in favour of the proposals.

He said: "I am the father of a one-year-old and a three-year-old – how am I going to look them in the eye and say the world we are living in is in the state it is because I didn't want my view spoiled."

Representatives from TCI Renewables and the landowner declined an invitation to the meeting.