Planning for Community Renewables

Introduction

There is a clear political desire to increase renewable energy generation - some government surveys have shown public support to be as high as 84%.

Recent policy initiatives aim to make tackling climate change a primary objective of the planning system by ensuring that local authorities and regional development agencies place more emphasis on sustainable development. Yet there are still significant planning difficulties to overcome and numerous community renewable projects fall at this hurdle.

The vast majority of renewable energy proposals require planning consent, and the nature and extent of the planning issues faced will depend on the scale, location and type of technology being used.

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