Kwasi Kwarteng's Mini Budget set out aims to streamline planning for roads, nuclear, renewables, hydrogen, CCUS and oil and gas, and confirms a modest boost for energy efficiency funding.
Kwasi Kwarteng has promised to turbocharge the development of a raft of infrastructure projects by streamlining the planning process for road, rail, nuclear, wind energy, hydrogen, CCS, and oil and gas projects, as he branded his hotly-anticipated Mini Budget this morning (23 September) as a plan for growth. In a surprise move, the planning reforms included a commitment to lift the effective ban on new onshore wind projects in England by putting them on the same footing as other key infrastructure projects. However, the boost for low-carbon infrastructure development came alongside simil...
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