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Petition · past parliament

Bring Onshore Wind Farms Back To The UK

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

In 2015 the Government put a block on subsidies for wind energy and put planning barriers for wind farms in place that has seen onshore wind energy in the UK devastated. As reported by the Independent, between 2015 and 2018 there was a 94% drop in new wind farm applications.
Independent Article:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/onshore-wind-ban-lift-voters-renewable-energy-renewableuk-yougov-a8449381.html

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Revoke the effective ban on Onshore Wind Turbines

Timeline

21 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
20 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 May 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.