'Very little has changed': Has the 'de facto' onshore wind farm ban really been lifted?

James Murray
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The government insists its latest planning changes will help 'provide a cleaner, cheaper and more secure energy system for the UK' - but the onshore wind industry begs to differ

Over the past few days the government has secured a series of broadly positive headlines trumpeting its 'lifting' of the 'de facto ban' on new onshore wind farms. Ministers insisted they had listened to...

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