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P.ublished 5th September 2023
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Lifting Onshore Wind Ban ‘A Step In The Right Direction’
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Tania Kumar, CBI Deputy Decarbonisation Director, said:
“Businesses welcome today’s removal of planning barriers to onshore wind. Onshore wind is one of the cheapest forms of renewable energy and will be key to the UK’s future energy system. But to fully unlock investment in this crucial industry and its supply chain, onshore wind must also be treated in line with other forms of energy generation.
“That starts with planning – a core lever to ensure that the UK can strive to provide a competitive business environment. Firms will be keeping a close eye on the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework this autumn, which has the potential to boost investment and facilitate the delivery of net zero.”
“Businesses welcome today’s removal of planning barriers to onshore wind. Onshore wind is one of the cheapest forms of renewable energy and will be key to the UK’s future energy system. But to fully unlock investment in this crucial industry and its supply chain, onshore wind must also be treated in line with other forms of energy generation.
“That starts with planning – a core lever to ensure that the UK can strive to provide a competitive business environment. Firms will be keeping a close eye on the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework this autumn, which has the potential to boost investment and facilitate the delivery of net zero.”
Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst at the free market Institute of Economic Affairs, said:
"Planning reform is the secret sauce to stimulating a UK economic recovery. Making it easier to build one type of energy infrastructure is a welcome step in the right direction, but there is much more to be done.
"Making it easier to build nuclear, fracking, solar, geothermal, and tidal infrastructure would be even better. Then letting them compete to provide secure energy would provide meaningful relief from high energy bills."
"Planning reform is the secret sauce to stimulating a UK economic recovery. Making it easier to build one type of energy infrastructure is a welcome step in the right direction, but there is much more to be done.
"Making it easier to build nuclear, fracking, solar, geothermal, and tidal infrastructure would be even better. Then letting them compete to provide secure energy would provide meaningful relief from high energy bills."