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Onshore windfarm applications hit 10-year high in England

The Guardian World Sunday 23 August 2026, 06:00 UTC By Jillian Ambrose and Alex Clark 1 min read
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Surge in proposals follows Labour’s lifting of de facto ban, with about 45 plans submitted in the year to MarchPlans for new onshore windfarms in England have reached their highest annual level in a decade, after the government overturned the Conservatives’ de facto ban in 2015.About 45 applications for new onshore windfarms were submitted in the year to March,according to a Guardian analysis of government data.

Surge in proposals follows Labour’s lifting of de facto ban, with about 45 plans submitted in the year to March

Plans for new onshore windfarms in England have reached their highest annual level in a decade, after the government overturned the Conservatives’ de facto ban in 2015.

About 45 applications for new onshore windfarms were submitted in the year to March,according to a Guardian analysis of government data.

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