Rishi Sunak has been forced into a humiliating U-turn to allow more wind farms to be built in England.
More than 30 Tory MPs, including former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, signed an amendment to end an effective ban.
The rebellion was led by the ex-Cabinet Minister Simon Clarke, who said it would "cut bills, cut emissions" and strengthen energy security.
Under current rules energy companies are allowed to build wind farms at sea but strict rules have effectively prevented new sites in the countryside.
During the summer's Tory leadership race, Mr Sunak vowed never to "relax the ban on onshore wind in England, instead focusing on building more turbines offshore".
He warned they caused “distress and disruption” to local communities.
But the Government said tonight: “To deliver a more localist approach, and its commitments in the British Energy Security Strategy, the Government will consult on proposed changes to national planning policy.
“This follows positive engagement with MPs.
“Under the proposals, planning permission would be dependent on a project being able to demonstrate local support and appropriately address any impacts identified by the local community.
“Local authorities would also have to demonstrate their support for certain areas as being suitable for onshore wind, moving away from rigid requirements for sites to be designated in local plans.”
The climbdown came after Business Secretary Grant Shapps last week signalled a U-turn as he attempted to claim "we're all basically saying the same thing".
"There will be more, over time, particularly where communities are in favour of it," he added.
The U-turn came as Mr Sunak and Joe Biden today announced a new energy partnership to bring American gas to Britain.
The US President agreed to more than double the amount of gas exported to the UK over the next year compared with in 2021 levels.
The US will send shipments of at least nine to 10 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over the next year.
That compares to 3.9bcm in transatlantic supplies last year.
No10 said it would seek to reduce dependence on exports of energy from Russia.
The Prime Minister added: "Together the UK and US will ensure the global price of energy and the security of our national supply can never again be manipulated by the whims of a failing regime.
"We have the natural resources, industry and innovative thinking we need to create a better, freer system and accelerate the clean energy transition".
