Planning tweak delivers 'glimmer of hope' for onshore wind repowering projects

Michael Holder
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Government revises National Planning Policy Framework to enable English local authorities to green light proposals to upgrade or repower existing wind farms

Projects to upgrade or 'repower' existing onshore wind farms in England that are coming to the end of their initial lifespan could potentially start securing approval from local planning authorities under...

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