Labour’s Planning Bill: pro-growth changes disastrous for wildlife

In April, dozens of environmental experts signed an open letter opposing the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB). But on 13 October, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced several further “pro-growth” changes to the bill.  According to a Gov.UK press-release, new powers “for the Secretary of State could stop councils rejecting planning […]

SUCCESS: Solar farm promises action to release trapped deer

A solar farm appears to have finally taken action to release several deer that have been trapped at its premises since April 10. The company running the farm only reacted after intense pressure from local people, which led to mainstream media coverage over the plight of the deer. Last week the BBC published these images […]

Suspended Labour MP consistent opponent of Planning & Infrastructure Bill

The Labour Party is currently steamrolling through its Planning and Infrastructure (PI) Bill (which will strip away many of the remaining environmental protections from the UK’s precious wild regions). The party recently suspended North East Hertfordshire MP Chris Hinchliff after he dared to oppose the government’s plans. Hinchliff has been a consistent critic of the […]

Five reasons the Planning and Infrastructure bill will be disastrous for British wildlife

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill aims to allow companies to pay to trash the British countryside. It will do away with existing checks and balances in the planning system and establish a legal framework allowing developers to destroy irreplaceable natural ecosystems. Corporations will pay into a planned Nature Restoration Fund in order to ‘offset’ the […]