Policy statement on onshore wind

Policy Paper

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2024
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Policy Paper

Abstract

Revises the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to remove the de facto ban on onshore wind development in England and place it on the same footing as other energy development.

History

Amends: National planning policy framework (DLUHC, 2023). Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/policy-statement-on-onshore-wind/policy-statement-on-onshore-wind and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: policy paper. First published: 8 July 2024. Published jointly with DLUHC and HM Treasury.

Subjects

  • Planning control
  • Planning and development
  • Planning control, England
  • Strategic planning

Publisher History

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is a government ministerial department whose responsibilities cover security of energy supply, energy markets, energy efficiency and net zero. Previously known as the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

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