Downing Street is hoping to satisfy Tory rebels, but developers say changes would leave effective ban in place

Ministers will this week announce a series of changes designed to make it easier for developers to win planning permission to build onshore wind turbines.

The government could publish proposals as soon as Tuesday on how to adapt the planning system to stop local authorities standing in the way of almost every new wind power development on land.

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