A scheme to reward local people is being considered
Ministers are considering whether to establish a “conservation bank” to help overcome planning objections to wind farms and other
renewable-energy projects. Planning problems have held back British onshore wind farms. Vestas blamed nimby (not in my back yard) objections for its recent decision to shut Britain’s only wind-turbine plant, on the Isle of Wight.
Vestas and other energy groups say planning delays and uncertainties make it riskier to invest in Britain than in other countries, where planning approval can take half the time and there are more lucrative incentives for developers.
Now ministers at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs think they might have found a way to speed up the system.
Ministers are considering whether to establish a “conservation bank” to help overcome planning objections to wind farms and other
renewable-energy projects. Planning problems have held back British onshore wind farms. Vestas blamed nimby (not in my back yard) objections for its recent decision to shut Britain’s only wind-turbine plant, on the Isle of Wight.
Vestas and other energy groups say planning delays and uncertainties make it riskier to invest in Britain than in other countries, where planning approval can take half the time and there are more lucrative incentives for developers.
Now ministers at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs think they might have found a way to speed up the system.
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