Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms

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Rachel Reeves to change planning policy and says decisions should be ‘taken nationally, not locally’

The effective ban on onshore windfarms has been dropped by the newly elected Labour government, in news that has delighted environmental and energy experts.

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

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