RenewableUK welcomes new government action plan

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RenewableUK is welcoming a new policy paper “Nationally Significant Infrastructure: action plan for reforms to the planning process” published today by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which outlines the Government’s commitment to streamline the planning process in England and Wales to allow vital new clean energy infrastructure to be built more quickly.

Commenting on the proposals, RenewableUK’s Environmental Policy Analyst Juliette Webb said: “We’re pleased that Ministers across four Government departments have recognised our key recommendations to reform the planning process as a matter of urgency, to enable much-needed renewable energy projects to go ahead faster. The current planning system moves at a glacial pace – it can... ... More: Official Press Release RenewableUK

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