More than local: Why Local Wildlife Sites matter nationally
An amendment has been tabled to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that seeks to secure protection for Local Wildlife Sites. But what are they and why are they important?
Blog: Planning and development
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Planning by numbers
The time it can take to build out developments granted planning permission is too long. The Wildlife Trusts’ head of land use planning, Becky Pullinger, discusses why.
Build, Build, Build: What's the impact of proposed planning changes in England?
Changes to England's planning system have been proposed by the UK Government and are currently under consultation until September 2024. Here, we take a look at what these changes would mean…
Planning for success: how the new UK Government can deliver on housebuilding targets whilst tackling the nature and climate crises
With a new UK Government now in situ, Becky Pullinger, Head of Land Use Planning at The Wildlife Trusts, reviews what is needed to deliver on one of their key manifesto pledges – to build new…