Under the terms of the deal, decisions for new wind farms will be accelerated, taking a maximum of one year when no public inquiry is required and up to two years when a public inquiry is necessary.

This wind farm, built at a cost of £75 million in just 18 months, is expected to supply approximately 80% of Kimberly-Clark's electrical power needs in the UK.

The rules introduced in 2015 permitted a single objection to a wind turbine application to halt its development. Consequently, this led to a significant reduction in the number of new turbines receiving planning permission.

Henrik Andersen, the CEO of Vestas, has forecasted that disruptions in the wind supply chain will persist "throughout the second half of the year."

The proposed 560-megawatt wind farm aims to provide renewable electricity to oil and gas platforms, replacing gas turbines while supplying clean energy to the UK grid.

Traditionally, the offshore wind sector has heavily relied on government support through contracts for difference (CfD) auctions, where consumers pay generators a fixed price for low-carbon power.

Ofgem, the energy regulator, required a total of 135MW of renewable generation to justify the installation of the 220MW cable.

The decommissioning process will involve installing 14 new wind turbines with a combined capacity of 79 MW, enabling the wind farm to produce five times the amount of clean energy with just half the number of turbines.

The call comes after a well-attended supply chain event held at the European Marine Science Park near Oban, organized by the DeepWind Cluster in partnership with ScottishPower Renewables.

Regardless of the massive support for onshore windfarms, planning rules mean it is possible for only one person to prevent development