Juli 8, 2024 In Unkategorisiert
Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms
Rachel Reeves says she will revise planning policy and decisions should be taken nationally, not locally
The Labour government is to end a de facto ban on new onshore windfarms, to the delight of environmentalists and energy experts.
The ban was caused by two footnotes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the rules that govern the building of homes and infrastructure. These footnotes applied only to onshore wind, and no other type of infrastructure, and required such strong proof that there was no opposition locally that they made building turbines impossible, given there is nearly always some local resistance to any building proposal.
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