Can wind farm developers halt the 'march of the buffer zones'?

Jessica Shankleman
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Wind energy associations warn zonal restrictions are a blunt tool that fails to give a voice to local communities

Renewable energy developers are hoping the government will prevent a growing number of county councils from imposing wind farm buffer zones, which could severely restrict developments across the country....

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