Renewables firms already planning new onshore windfarms in England

Turbines at Green Rigg windfarm in Northumberland, commissioned before the Conservatives imposed curbs in 2015. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Renewable energy companies have begun work on new onshore windfarms in England for the first time in almost a decade after the new government reversed restrictions the Conservatives had put in place on turbines.

At least half a dozen renewables developers have begun identifying potential sites for full-scale windfarms in England after the Labour party swept to power last week with the promise to make Britain a clean energy superpower.