Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms

Labour said its policy would increase the UK’s energy independence, reduce energy bills and support high-skilled jobs. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

The de facto ban on new onshore windfarms has been dropped by the Labour government, to the delight of environmentalists and energy experts.

The ban was caused by two footnotes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the rules that govern the building of homes and infrastructure.