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- Planning and infrastructure bill is not a ‘great nature sellout’ | Letters Thu, 1 May 25, 2:47amMary Creagh MP responds to a piece by George Monbiot and says the bill is a win-win for people and for nature recovery
- Planners recommended against nuclear plant in 2019 citing fears for Welsh language Fri, 7 Feb 25, 10:28pmIndustry figures say fate of Anglesey facility to have been built by Hitachi shows problems with planning system
- Keir Starmer unveils plan for large nuclear expansion across England and Wales Thu, 6 Feb 25, 11:01amPrime minister vows to ‘push past nimbyism’ and calls on tech firms to help build small modular reactors to power AI datacentres
- Land use plan for England to map best areas for farming and nature Fri, 31 Jan 25, 5:00pmMinister to announce consultation that will exclude certain areas from housing, solar panels and onshore wind
- Labour MPs push back against anti-pylon lobbying despite local opposition Mon, 4 Nov 24, 2:38amLetter by 61 Labour MPs supports ‘cheapest and most pragmatic’ plan for new electricity infrastructure
- Low-carbon homes can save £1,341 in bills and should be compulsory, study shows Thu, 12 Sep 24, 3:00pmUK government urged to change regulations so new homes incorporate solar panels, heat pump, high-grade insulation and battery storage
- Cumbria project will be ‘net zero’, coalmine firm tells high court Wed, 17 Jul 24, 12:58amCompany insists project should go ahead despite new government saying it had been unlawfully approved
- Rachel Reeves says new government has inherited ‘worst set of circumstances since second world war’ – as it happened Tue, 9 Jul 24, 3:14amThis live blog is closed.Rachel Reeves has finished the speech, in which she confirmed a range of measures to speed up planning. I will post a full summary shortly.
- Rachel Reeves says new government has inherited ‘worst set of circumstances since second world war’ – UK politics live Tue, 9 Jul 24, 1:02amNew chancellor says she will make statement to MPs before summer recess about financial situation as she says UK economy has been ‘held back’
- Future impact of proposed fossil fuel projects must be assessed, UK court rules Thu, 20 Jun 24, 9:15pmLandmark judgment says planning bodies must account for burning of extracted fuel when considering site proposals
- Campaigners get go-ahead to challenge plans for oilfield in Lincolnshire Wolds Tue, 5 Mar 24, 12:39amPermission granted for judicial review after Planning Inspectorate overturned local council’s decision to reject plan
- Zero onshore wind plans submitted in England since de facto ban was ‘lifted’ Thu, 28 Dec 23, 9:30amExclusive: Developers still unwilling to put forward schemes despite change to planning rules in September
- Onshore wind projects in England stall as no new applications are received Sat, 11 Nov 23, 11:18pmFears grow that Rishi Sunak’s anti-green policy shift is driving investment in renewable energy abroad
- Martin Rowson on the changes to windfarm planning policy in England – cartoon Wed, 6 Sep 23, 4:48amThe de facto ban on building onshore wind sites has been lifted, but experts say they remain at the whims of ‘quixotic decisions by local councils’
- Gove may be lifting England onshore ban, but wind still faces hurdles Wed, 6 Sep 23, 1:25amGovernment will make it easier to build turbines, but wind remains at disadvantage compared with other projects