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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Safi Bugel

Rishi Sunak ‘poised to revoke ban on onshore windfarms’ – report

Trimdon Grange windfarm
Trimdon Grange windfarm, County Durham. Ministers are thought to have been locked in talks with MPs for almost a week over a compromise deal to avoid a Commons defeat. Photograph: Peter Devlin/Alamy

Rishi Sunak is reportedly planning to revoke the ban on building new onshore windfarms in order to head off a row with Conservative MPs for the second time.

Ministers are preparing to introduce changes to planning rules that will allow councils to give the go-ahead to turbine proposals where there is broad public support, according to the Telegraph.

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