18/04/2023 | Onshore wind

RenewableUK welcomes NIC’s proposals to reform planning system to bring back onshore wind

18 April 2023 - RenewableUK press release


Commenting on today’s report by the National Infrastructure Commission, “Delivering net zero, climate resilience and growth”, which includes recommendations on onshore wind planning policy, RenewableUK’s Head of Onshore Wind James Robottom said:


“We welcome the NIC’s strong support for bringing the planning rules for onshore wind in England back in line with any other type of energy infrastructure, so that it can compete on a level playing field in a reformed regime in which each application is determined on its own merits. Unfortunately the Government’s current proposed planning changes do almost nothing to remove the current de facto ban. As the NIC suggests, classifying larger onshore wind applications as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, alongside essential reforms to local planning frameworks, would help to speed up the lengthy planning process and enable us to build vital new clean energy infrastructure faster, cutting bills for consumers and strengthening Britain’s energy security”.  


More details on the NIC report are available here.


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