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The government has done “almost nothing” to lift the de facto ban on onshore wind farms, says the renewable energy industry, despite the prime minister’s promise to ease planning rules. RenewableUK said the government showed “no ambition” for onshore wind, with no sites under construction, none with planning consent and none submitted for planning.
Meanwhile, as Greta Thunberg is arrested for protesting about turbines in Norway, the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, Hornsea Three, could be scrapped unless developer Orsted gets more subsidies to make the £8bn Norfolk coast project viable.
Life Science REIT has refinanced the £35.9m development debt facility it acquired with Oxford Technology Park.
And Huddersfield will be given a £210m Cultural Heart, after plans for a new park, library, museum and food hall were given the green light.
The return of workers to their offices has proved good news for the high street, new figures show. But footfall remains stubbornly below pre-pandemic levels.
Southend Airport will be put up for sale after standing mostly empty over the winter. Esken hopes to raise more than £36m by selling the site and other property.
And several hundred “banking hubs” and almost as many deposit facilities will be built over the next few years, as branches continue to close.
