Onshore wind rules to be relaxed after Tory revolt

Key Facts

• Image source, Getty Images The government has pledged to relax restrictions on building onshore wind farms in England after a threatened rebellion from Conservative MPs.
• The concession comes after the government agreed to water down housing targets on Monday, to put down a separate rebellion from Tory MPs.
• She said her party would "need to see the detail" - but warned against a possible "fudge that leaves in place a very restrictive system for onshore wind".
• He added this would allow ministers to "move away from the overly rigid requirement for onshore wind sites to be designated in a local plan".

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