And while the Greens are doing what they do best (opposing green development), the Labour government has already lifted the Tory ban on onshore windfarms.
This is odd, because Labour are the same as the Tories, as we all know, and the Greens are a radical new force. But in this case, Labour are doing the direct opposite of the Tories, while the Greens are doing the same things the Tories did! Most curious.
EDIT: Here’s the official government statement confirming this.
EDIT 2: And this isn’t all! Rachel Reeves is also planning to do more to make onshore wind simpler to build.
I live relatively close to an offshore wind farm as well as a number of onshore turbines. I like them and don’t feel they detract from the view - at night the red warning lights look amazing.
When the offshore ones were being planned a neighbour objected and had an artist’s impression made of the view of them from his house. It made the papers and we solidly took the piss out of him because that view would only be possible if you built a crow’s nest on a long poll right on top of his house and used binoculars.