planning

Party wants to update National Planning Policy Statements and offer community benefits for renewables projects in bid to tackle barriers to clean energy development

The planning system is assigned too much blame in debates about the slow pace of net zero infrastructure development, argues Green Alliance's Shaun Spiers

But department reiterates that decisions on onshore wind farm planning applications will continue to be made at the local level

National Infrastructure Commission sets out its stall for how England's 'decelerating' planning system for large infrastructure projects can be reformed

Britain Remade campaign warns the planning system is hampering efforts to deliver the 70GW of renewable power needed to ensure energy security for the UK

The government said it would make it easier to build new onshore wind farms, but as its consultation on changes to the planning regime closes the renewables industry fears nothing has changed

Over 100 business leaders, campaigners, and academics call on Ministers to ensure new planning rules genuinely ease barriers to new onshore wind farm projects

New action plan for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects promises to accelerate consenting processes in support of UK's net zero goals

Planning Inspectorate confirms a near five month delay to the Secretary of State's decision on whether to approve Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm

Campaign group has formally filed its application in the High Court to challenge the government’s decision to grant planning permission for a new coal mine in Cumbria