The English planning reform – planning to fail wildlife?
We are appalled that the Government’s proposals for reforming the planning system in England are to ‘tear it down and start again.’
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Water reforms
Learn how the UK Government’s 2026 Water White Paper aims to restore freshwater ecosystems and what we are calling for through the upcoming water reforms.
Government’s planning reforms must address the nature and climate crisis
The Wildlife Trusts call for a new designation – Wildbelt – to allow nature’s recovery
Public urged to rewild planning system by responding to consultation
Candidates urged to back nature-friendly farming reform as a key issue in local election
Candidates in the Tiverton and Honiton by-election are being urged to pledge their support for nature-friendly farming reforms, as figures reveal the impact unsustainable farming has had locally…
Forward Planning Volunteer
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Our Planning Team respond development control and forward planning consultations to work to ensure that the decisions of Yorkshire’s planning systems positively contribute to the recovery of…
Planning by numbers
The time it can take to build out developments granted planning permission is too long. The Wildlife Trusts’ head of land use planning, Becky Pullinger, discusses why.
Are vital farming reforms in peril?
Alice Groom, Senior Policy Officer (Food and Farming) for RSPB and Barnaby Coupe, Land Use Policy Manager for The Wildlife Trusts reflect on the National Audit Office’s latest report on the new…
Nature charities urge UK Government ministers to protect globally rare chalk streams in planning reform
A group of UK nature charities have written to Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP and Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP calling for action to protect the UK’s chalk streams in planning reforms.
Rewild the Planning System
Nature's recovery should be part of planning changes.
Great news for Gwent Levels as motorway plans scrapped
The Welsh Government has shown its commitment to a wilder future today, after rejecting plans to build an M4 relief road across the Gwent Levels.
Planning applications and wildlife
Development can cause serious harm to wildlife but it does not have to. Development can also deliver valuable biodiversity enhancement. Influencing a planning proposal is as much about promoting positive outcomes as it is about fighting harmful proposals. Information and advice on planning applications.
New campaign calls for a ‘legal right to local nature’ in Levelling Up reforms
Government levelling up plans will fail unless they include levelling up access to nature, warn 60+ organisations in a major new cross-sector campaign
New research finds 85% of people in…