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Matt Browne, Head of Public Affairs at The Wildlife Trusts, reviews the parliamentary passage of legislation to change the planning system in England.
Bad news for nature recovery, communities and for infrastructure delivery.
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is almost law – and without key protections that the House of Lords has just voted to add to the Bill it could be disastrous for wildlife and wild places. We…
As the Wildlife Trusts head off to the regenerative farming event Groundswell, where soil health rightly takes centre stage, Vicki Hird looks at the tools we need to restore and protect our soils…
The planning system matters for nature. 11 March 2025 saw the UK Government publish a Planning and Infrastructure Bill. But does it go far enough for nature? The Wildlife Trusts' Head of Land…
Today The Wildlife Trusts have published a briefing, urging the Government to ‘fill in the blanks’ to avoid the Planning & Infrastructure Bill undermining vital nature protections.
Planning and Infrastructure Bill must go further to ensure nature recovery is not left behind
After months of campaigning by The Wildlife Trusts and other environmental organisations, the UK Government has tabled amendments to add nature safeguards to Part 3 of the Planning and…
Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles…
The twin climate and nature emergencies have profound impacts for planning decisions and people’s health and wellbeing. Here we outline the problems with the Government's latest planning…
