Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 1518

Wind Power: Birds

Tabled: 24 July 2024
Answered: 1 August 2024

Question

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

ConservativeNorth West Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Policy statement on onshore wind, published on 8 July 2024, whether her Department has made an estimate of trends in the number of bird deaths caused by cha

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Government recognises that poorly sited wind farms can pose a threat to some wildlife, such as birds. That is why we retain important checks and balances in the planning system that require extensive up-front environmental surveying, and for decision ...

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