planning

Bright Blue urges government to 'get building' after survey reveals high levels of support for green housing and clean energy development

Government says new guidance on the benefits to be offered to communities hosting wind farms - ranging from energy bill discounts to green home retrofits - is to be finalised by the summer

Eight-week consultation proposes series of measures designed to accelerate rollout of key clean energy technlogies

AWGroup switches on new turbine in Bedfordshire - and calls on the government to make it easier to deliver the cheapest form of new power generation

To fast-track net zero, benefits for communities hosting renewables and grid infrastructure should be made mandatory, argues CEN's Megan Bachelor

Government is consulting on plan to make more sites available for nuclear development, drawing support from pro-growth campaigners and fuelling fears among environmental groups

Campaign group Britain Remade claims 70 councils across England to have declared a climate emergency have blocked electric vehicle charging, battery storage and renewables schemes

Head of Britain Remade campaign group, Sam Richards, appointed to review system of statutory consultation that has been widely blamed for delaying planning decisions

Autumn Statement expected to confirm energy bill discounts for communities, as reports reveal recent planning reforms have failed to deliver meaningful progress

Labour leader hits back at government's decision to roll back key decarbonisation policy, as he places green investment and planning reform at heart of pitch to the country