Lord Grantchester, who tabled the amendment, said it would cover “projects that have achieved democratic local consent for their development at a planning committee on or before 18 June 2015 but received Section 75 in Scotland and Section 106 in England and Wales agreement after that date”.
The Lords voted in favour of the amendment last week, with 182 for and 178 against, but Rudd has now tabled a motion in the Commons to cut it from the Energy Bill.
A vote on the motion will take place tomorrow (Thursday 20 April). The Energy Bill is currently at what’s known as the ping-pong stage – the last before royal assent and passage into law.
The RO was meant to close to onshore wind on 31 March but remains open due to the slow progress of the bill through parliament. Last week Decc confirmed that the government will not try to enforce the closure retrospectively.