Local councils are to get extra funding if they give the go-ahead to new wind farms, under plans to stop local communities sabotaging renewable energy projects.
Ministers are worried at the vast number of wind farm projects that are being turned down by councillors in the face of local opposition. The Independent revealed yesterday that the number of planning approvals for onshore wind farms is at an all time low, with only one in three applications getting to go-ahead.
Michael Hird, from the Campaign Against Wind farms, said it the payment amounted to “a bribe”.
“This is nothing short of a bribe to get local councils to agree to wind farms. They should be spending money on good green energy and not this".'
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