Charities warn Planning & Infrastructure Bill could demolish wildlife

Sign Petition Calling for Strengthened Environmental Protections in UK Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Operation Noah

The UK Government’s new Planning and Infrastructure Bill threatens nature recovery in England – one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world – by weakening environmental protection measures for new housing developments. If the bill were to go through in its current form, developers wouldn’t need to base their Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs) on ecological evidence, nor would they be required to prioritise environmental protection.  …

Charities warn Planning & Infrastructure Bill could demolish wildlife

28 environmental charities have served a spoof planning notice to MPs, warning that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is an application to demolish wildlife MPs have today been served spoof planning notices warning that the Government’s proposed Planning and Infrastructure Bill will ‘bulldoze environmental protections and demolish nature and local greenspaces’ unless crucial changes are made. Conservationists are also highlighting examples of n…