On land and at sea, the UK Government’s planning policy is a mess
As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is set to be debated by Parliament next week, Joan Edwards takes stock.
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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.
Government digs grave for wildlife
New proposals on Biodiversity Net Gain from UK Government will harm whole communities so that a few can profit more.
Planning Bill breaks Labour’s nature promises, say The Wildlife Trusts and RSPB
New evidence shows nature does not block growth
New poll: Voters say Labour’s failing nature
Pull part 3 of the Bill: nature recovery pretence is ‘licence to destroy’
Thousands of London children and families set to benefit from major new investment in nature connection
Championing Nature is a new project helping thousands of children, young people and families in the capital connect with nature, thanks to a multi-year programme made possible by the All England…
Hackney pupils celebrate a campaign to save local nature in new art project at Woodberry Wetlands
A new arts project led by London Wildlife Trust at Woodberry Wetlands is showcasing the creativity of Hackney schoolchildren and celebrating a powerful moment in the borough’s environmental…
Gaps in Planning & Infrastructure Bill “deeply concerning”, say The Wildlife Trusts
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.
Charities challenge Ministers: fix the Planning Bill, or nature will pay the price
In a joint letter, over 30 charity leaders issued a warning to Government calling for urgent repairs to the new planning reforms. The reforms fail to deliver the Government’s promise of a ‘win-win…
Landmark Mayoral roundtable on restoring London’s waterways held at Walthamstow Wetlands
London Wildlife Trust’s CEO, David Mooney, joined the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, at Walthamstow Wetlands yesterday for a roundtable event to discuss how we can restore, protect, and improve…
Wild about Gardens campaign asks us all to become hoverfly heroes
Humble hoverfly needs our help, say Royal Horticultural Society and The Wildlife Trusts