A group of 14 green activist organisations has called on the UK government to “unblock” onshore wind development.
The consortium, which includes Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and the Green Alliance, urged London to relax planning restrictions in a letter to BEIS Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.
The green groups said onshore would help end the country’s reliance on imported fossil fuels and would create local jobs.
“Making better use of our own clean energy resources would cut electricity bills for consumers and businesses as well as cutting emissions,” added the letter.
“Onshore wind energy is now so cheap that it does not require subsidies.
“What is needed to allow clean, lowest-cost, locally produced energy to support communities and businesses across the UK is a removal of red tape, a return of decision making to local communities and a route to market for appropriate sited projects.”
The group want “planning block” removed and does not give a “lone dissenting” voice a veto.