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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey and Helena Horton

De facto ban lifted on building onshore windfarms in England

Wind turbines on the Dengie peninsula in Essex
Wind turbines on the Dengie peninsula in Essex. Photograph: Nicholas T Ansell/PA

Michael Gove has loosened restrictions on building onshore windfarms in England, meaning developments will no longer be quashed by one objection, but campaigners have said such schemes are still at a disadvantage.

The communities secretary announced on Tuesday that the government would make a series of changes to the planning system in order to lift a de facto ban on the structures that has been in place since 2015.

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