Archive of: Planning

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  ​Wildlife to be destroyed by blinkered decision making

  11 May 2018

  Short sightedness and an obsessive belief that we must build our way out of congestion is going to mean irreparable damage to some of our most valuable wildlife.Highways England’s announcement today (11 May 2018) to plough ahead with option 5A of the Arundel Bypass will result in the
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  Loopholes for profiting developers

  20 April 2018

  Dr Tony Whitbread shares his concerns that the review of the National Planning Policy Framework will significantly weaken the protection of Local Wildlife Sites, leaving ‘loopholes for profiteering developers’

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  A New Way to Build

  11 January 2018

  ​The Wildlife Trusts are calling on developers, local authorities and Government to embrace a new, more holistic way of building: one that avoids damage to protected sites, and works with the natural surroundings to create gains for nature, and better health and well-being for residents.