Further government divisions on backing for wind farm construction exposed
Further government divisions over the construction of wind farms have emerged after the Tory planning minister backed protesters against their development in a letter to an energy minister.
that planning minister Nick Boles has told energy minister John Hayes that local people should not have their views 鈥渞idden over roughshod鈥�. He reportedly added that people 鈥渂itterly resented鈥� having wind farms imposed on them by planners.
The letter is further evidence of division in the government over its policy on wind farm construction.
In October last year, Energy secretary Ed Davey was forced to reassert the government鈥檚 commitment to building wind farms after his junior, Hayes, told the Daily Mail that wind farms had 鈥減eppered鈥� the countryside and 鈥渆nough is enough鈥�.
Government figures from its Renewables Roadmap show there is currently a pipeline of 13GW of onshore wind farm capacity currently in the construction or planning phase. Plus, is adds that the government is committed to removing barriers to 鈥渁ppropriately-sited鈥� development.
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