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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emily Beament

UK homeowners to be allowed wind turbines in gardens amid energy crisis

Businesses, schools, and farms across the UK could soon install small wind turbines without needing planning permission, under new government proposals aimed at cutting energy bills and boosting clean power.

The plans would allow these organisations to erect a single turbine, up to 30 metres tall – a height officials equate to that of a mature oak tree – without a formal planning application, provided specific conditions are met.

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