Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered at on 19 June 2019.
Paul Farrelly
Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to support local community (a) ownership and (b) control of onshore wind farms.
Chris Skidmore
Vice-Chair, Conservative Party, Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Universities and Science) (Joint with the Department for Education)
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policy on onshore wind and explains that for new schemes to be acceptable they should be on a site allocated in a development plan and have community support.
The NPPF also sets out that in principle local planning authorities should support community-led initiatives for renewable and low carbon energy.
Yes1 person thinks so
No5 people think not
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