Local Nature Recovery Strategies - no longer dust-gatherers?
Sue Young, Head of Land Use Planning, takes a look at Local Nature Recovery Strategies, and how they can be used to form the foundation of a Nature Recovery Network.
Blog: Planning and development
Amy Lewis
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Risk to peaceful protest could have profound implications for environment and climate
The simple act of peaceful protest is under threat.
The Wildlife Trusts response: Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure
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…
The planning system must incorporate nature
With only two days remaining of the consultation on changes to the planning system, it is imperative that we confront the jeopardy posed by the proposed reforms.
Well-planned development can integrate nature – here’s the proof
We already know that well-planned development can enhance and integrate nature. Our campaigner Isla Geis King explains more.
Planning changes – England needs a Wildbelt to protect land in recovery
England's planning system is changing, and we're exploring what this means in this blog series. Read on to hear about Wildbelt from Sue Young
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.’
A housebuilder’s biodiversity strategy – from a Wildlife Trust perspective
Rosie Whicheloe, a landscape ecologist at The Wildlife Trusts, shares her insights from her secondment with leading housebuilder Redrow
HS2: failing in its vision, one phase at a time
In the latest post in our series about HS2, Ian Jelley sets out the HS2 ambition vs the reality as seen in recent weeks.