Planning and Infrastructure Bill
The UK Government promised to protect and restore nature. But a year in, new planning laws are set to weaken environmental protections and create a 'cash to trash' system.
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Planning & Infrastructure Bill: Nature at a Crossroads in the Lords
As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill progresses through the Lords, we highlight the issues that still remain with Part 3, what must change, and how to keep nature at the heart of decisions.
There’s no growth on a dead planet. Why Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is a big problem for wildlife.
Debbie Tann MBE, Chief Executive at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust shares her views on the latest reading of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Slight tweaks, same threat: Why the Planning and Infrastructure Bill still harms nature
The amendments are a small shift forward, but they don’t change the big picture. This is still a bad bill for nature – just slightly less damaging than before.
Wilder Planning
The planning system shapes the places where we live and work, and plays a vital role in determining the type and quality of landscape for future generations.
Planning for a wilder future or planning to fail?
The planning system is broken. Not only is it failing to create the type of sustainable, healthy communities that we all need but new development continues to tear up valuable habitat and further…
Planning and Chalk Streams
Planning can play a crucial role in protecting and improving our chalk streams. Steve Lees, an experienced independent planning consultant explains the current situation
Planning Bill breaks Labour’s nature promises and must be scrapped
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is demanding that the UK Government scrap draft legislation which would significantly downgrade crucial regulations that have protected the country’s…
National Planning Policy Framework & Local Wildlife Sites
Yesterday the Government released the new National Planning Policy Framework for England. And the good news is that Local Wildlife Sites are back in!
New planning proposals will fail to protect nature
The Wildlife Trusts respond to new Government White Paper
MPs back call to protect chalk streams from harmful planning reforms
More than 10 MPs gathered in Parliament Square on Wednesday (4th June) to call on the Government to strengthen planning reforms to protect England’s globally rare chalk streams.
Can we have the Bill please?
The Wildlife Trusts have been calling for an Environment Act for a long time and, with Brexit coming, we especially welcome today’s draft Bill. But what's in it, is it good and what would it…