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More planning powers promised for Wales

The “devolution package“ announced 24 hours before St David’s Day (1 March) means Welsh ministers are due to have additional planning and licensing powers over energy and  the environment.
In future the devolved administration’s planning regime will be responsible for all energy projects up to 350MW. This would include most onshore and offshore wind farms as well as tidal lagoons like the proposed Swansea Bay project.

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