Coun John Taylor, Alnwick district and county councillor, representing nine parish councils, told the inspector, David Cullingford: "These parishes represent an electorate of almost 4000 people, the majority of whom feel very strongly that the proposed Wandylaw windfarm will affect their quality of life and also the immediate local economy which is now substantially based on supporting a tourism and visitor economy.
"The general consensus of opinion of the parish councils and, indeed, of the local population is that the proposal is misconceived and inappropriate in its situation, and that its harmful effects outweigh the benefits claimed for it, both in terms of policy and merits.
"I cannot over stress that this unspoilt landscape is the very foundation stone of the tourist and visitor economy."
Coun Taylor continued: "In particular, the settlements of Eglingham, South Charlton and North Charlton are feeling very disgruntled at the prospect of turbines and their cumulative impact on the landscape. The denigration caused by the turbines fuel a sense of resentment over an industrial development being implanted in the middle of an unspoilt, rural landscape which cannot be disguised.
"The proposed turbines will be over 400 feet tall and will be visible for more than 30 miles in most directions.
"The necessity to build several miles of stone track to link the turbines for maintenance and construction purposes is bound to have an impact on the landscape, and the practical impossibilities of restoration when these monstrosities are no longer required beggars belief."
Coun Taylor concluded: "There will be no local jobs created by these proposals after the construction phase; the financial benefits will be reaped far away from this district, and the people who have lived here, are living here and need to live here in the future, will be left with the residue and the probable clean-up process when it is proven that this method of renewable energy is in the wrong place."
Neil Mundy, chairman of Ellingham Parish Council, added: "There will inevitably be some adverse effects in the locality of the Wandylaw windfarm, whether it be noise, flicker or interference with TV or mobile phone reception and it is important that those local residents in the parish council area of Ellingham who are more directly affected receive the benefits of a community fund which has been referred to by RidgeWind at various times.
"This fund must be guaranteed, properly administered and be at least as generous as those established in similar circumstances elsewhere."
David Griggs, who regularly jogs over Wandylaw moor, and spoke in favour of the development, said: "It is time to become less reliant on imported products from countries with unstable, or potentially unstable, political situations.
"Nobody is saying that one wind farm is going to make a significant difference in this respect.
"However, together with other such projects up and down the country plus, hopefully in the future, further development of renewables, such as wind, wave and heat exchange, the combined effect will be very significant.
"The fact that wind does not have to be dug up, does not have to be transported and leaves no polluting waste must surely have a beneficial financial and environmental effect on electricity production."
Mr Griggs added: "To those who say, for example, a lot of concrete goes under each turbine, I reply: 'Does not concrete go into the building of a nuclear of fossil fuel power station?'
"To those who say, 'we should rely on nuclear power,' I say: 'Very well, but would you be happy to bury the waste under Cheviot?'
"To those who worry about the visual impact, I say: 'By far the majority of people will only see parts of some of these masts for a few minutes as they drive up the A1 at 80mph.
"Local people will probably become as used to wind turbines as they have become used to the Brownieside dual carriageway, the east coast main railway line, satellite dishes and mobile phone masts.'"
Peter Newland, presenting his summary proof of evidence on planning policy issues and the benefits of the proposed development for RidgeWind, said: "With respect to visual amenity, while potential significant cumulative effects extend some distance from the site, due to the low density of population and effective screening from many locations to the west and east, the numbers of people likely to experience significant visual effects is very limited.
"It is also important to note that the addition of the Wandylaw windfarm to an existing environment with the Middlemoor proposal in place would bring about a much smaller extent of cumulative effects.
"In this respect, I consider that the cumulative visual effect of the Wandylaw proposal are acceptable, particularly in the light of the purpose of the broad area of least constraint and the findings of the Arup report."
Mr Newland added: "Although the wind turbines would be visible from the AONB, the distance would be such that the cumulative effect of the proposed windfarm and Middlemoor windfarm would not result in a significant adverse effect on the character of the AONB or its setting.
"I have also considered the potential effect on tourism and find that there would be no significant, if any, reduction in tourist numbers or expenditure as a result of the construction and operation of the two windfarms."
Mr Newland also highlighted the electricity production benefits of the proposed windfarm: "With 3mw wind turbines, the scheme would supply, on average, sufficient electricity for the equivalent of about 16,770 households. This would cater for the electricity requirements of the equivalent of 143 per cent of the dwellings in Berwick borough," he said.
Archaeologist, Caroline Hardie, also presented her proof of evidence summary to the inquiry. She said: "I consider that within the context of Northumberland, the A1 corridor in this part of Northumberland is a dynamic landscape based on agricultural intensification and the main transport links of the A1 and the mainline railway.
"This, combined with the degraded enclosure landscape and mid to late 20th century plantations, means that it should therefore be able to accommodate a windfarm group in the vicinity.
"From the cultural heritage point of view, in a county with two AONBs, a National Park and the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site running east-west across it and records of over 20,000 archaeological sites, development needs to concentrate in the dynamic landscapes and this area around Wandylaw and Middlemoor is one of the few areas of the county able to do so. This is in line with the regional spatial strategy which identifies this area as one of least constraint."
She added: "Taken as a group, I have found that coastal castles will remain as dramatic icons of Northumberland's history and landscape. their traditional views from the sea will be unaltered and the location of Wandylaw and Middlemoor together will not affect out understanding of these sites or the relationship between them."
The planning inspector, council representatives and representatives of RidgeWind took in a site visit on Thursday, as well as visiting various viewpoints in the surrounding area, including Bamburgh Castle.
The inquiry will reconvene on Tuesday, October 21 at 10am, when the Ministry of Defence will present their objections.