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New Chancellor outlines major planning reforms, green-belt review and end to onshore wind farm ban in first speech

Rural groups welcome Rachel Reeves' plan for growth while tenant farmers raise concern over possible 'green' land grab

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Rachel Reeves has set out her plans for economic growth, including a scrapping planning rules and a green-belt review
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Rachel Reeves has set out her plans for economic growth, including a scrapping planning rules and a green-belt review

Reform of the UK's ‘antiquated' planning system, a full-scale review of green belt boundaries, along with a commitment to end the ‘absurd ban' on new onshore wind farms, were just three of the key pledges...

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