Government has ordered a review of the Development Consent Order (DCO) process for major infrastructure, revealing that it has slowed considerably in recent years. The timespan for granting DCOs has increased by 65% between 2012 and 2021 and offshore wind projects are taking up to four years to get through the DCO process.
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