In England, applications for new onshore windfarms have surged to a decade high, with 45 plans submitted in the year leading to March. This increase follows the Labour Party's decision to lift a de facto ban on onshore developments that had been in place since 2015. The average capacity of proposed windfarms has also changed, with smaller projects becoming more common since the ban was lifted.
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