Archive of: Planning

  • A dark day for nature

    27 November 2025

    A dark day for nature

    We are bitterly disappointed that the Government has rejected the amendments we championed for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Now Biodiversity Net Gain is under threat, before it’s even had a chance to work.

     
  • Planning: the campaign goes on

    19 November 2025

    Planning: the campaign goes on

    An incredible number of emails have been sent by defenders of wildlife to MPs, and we need to keep going.

     
  • It's not nature's fault

    06 November 2025

    It's not nature's fault

    Periodically there are threats to nature that are hard to comprehend, and we are facing one of these at the moment, writes Director of Conservation Henri Brocklebank

     
  • First it was newts, then bats… now it’s snails.

    09 October 2025

    First it was newts, then bats… now it’s snails.

    How did these species become the unlikely poster children of an anti-growth narrative?

     
  • Planning and Infrastructure Bill – a disaster for nature

    23 May 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill – a disaster for nature

    The UK Government vowed to protect and restore nature, but the new bill breaks this promise. Have your say and join us in demanding better for nature.

     
  • Planning and Infrastructure Bill threatens nature

    07 May 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill threatens nature

    The Planning and Infrastructure Bill, as it stands, it could dismantle vital nature safeguards without effective replacement, allowing developers to ‘pay cash to trash’ nature. Please take action today

     
  • Your voice matters in Nature Recovery!

    14 January 2025

    Your voice matters in Nature Recovery!

    Local Plans are developed by District and Borough councils to identify areas which can be developed for industry, business and housing. Your voice matters and you can take part in these consultations to protect and shape nature in your local areas…

     
  • What is a Local Plan Examination in Public?

    03 January 2025

    What is a Local Plan Examination in Public?

    What is an Local Plan Examination and what part do our conservation team play in them?

     
  • New homes mustn’t cost the earth

    31 July 2024

    New homes mustn’t cost the earth

    Yesterday (30th July), the Government launched an eight-week consultation on their ‘Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system’

     
  • Planning for success?

    09 July 2024

    Planning for success?

    With the right approach it’s possible to meet housing demand and ensure nature’s recovery.

     
  • Have your say on the Wealden Local Plan

    01 May 2024

    Have your say on the Wealden Local Plan

    Act now to have your say on the Wealden Local Plan – deadline 5pm Friday 10 May 2024

     
  • Biodiversity Net Gain - will it be worth the wait?

    14 February 2024

    Biodiversity Net Gain - will it be worth the wait?

    This new duty means developers must deliver measurably more for nature than is lost through development - but will it result in meaningful gains for wildlife?

     
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