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Planning restrictions preventing renewable investment

²ÝÁñÉçÇø' Union of Wales claim grid capacity and planning permission are the two main barriers preventing Welsh farmers being able to invest in small renewable projects. They said the Welsh Government must do more to ease the process

Rachael Brown
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Planning restrictions preventing renewable investment

More needs to be done to remove the barriers faced by the majority of farmers in Wales looking to invest into small renewable energy projects including 'planning restrictions and lack of grid capacity'....

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