Government set to relax rules on building onshore wind

By Tom Lowe2022-12-07T10:48:00

Consultation on allowing local authorities to green light wind farms if they have local support to start before Christmas

The government is set to relax rules on building onshore wind farms in England after Conservative MPs threatened to rebel.

Restrictions requiring wind turbines to be built on pre-designated land will be rewritten following pressure by 34 backbenchers led by former levelling up secretary Simon Clarke.

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