UK Government Wants to Ban Communities From Stopping Wind and Solar

The UK government is considering curbing communities’ rights to protest against wind and solar power projects, which extends to preventing these projects from being built. Currently, communities can oppose projects through judicial reviews and they can do it repeatedly. The Starmer government’s proposal is to limit potential opponents of wind and solar installations to just one judicial review per project, a new document published today has suggested. The document features plans to speed up planning and permitting processes for large…