© Andy Bartlett
Broken promises: new planning rules mean nature will suffer
The Government promised to protect precious wild spaces. Please remind your MP of this, like others have, via the button below. Help us hold UK Government to account.
It's not "nature or development". It's both.
The Labour Party promised voters that they would protect and restore nature. But less than a year in, new planning changes are set to weaken environmental protections for developments, like housebuilding.
This is bad for wildlife and for people. Ask your MP to intervene
We have tried to work with Ministers to highlights gaps for nature in the new Planning & Infrastructure Bill. Yet at every stage our efforts have been ignored. Enough is enough.
We're tired of hearing the blame for slow development being placed on wildlife when evidence shows this just isn't true.
How you can help
Want development to work in harmony with nature? There’s no time to lose!
We’re demanding Ministers scrap Part Three of the Bill, which is the section that would weaken protections for wildlife. And you can help!
We’ve made it easy for you to email your MP, and we’ll copy in the Chancellor to every email. We want the Treasury to know that MPs are getting involved, and we want the Chancellor to hear from you too.
Email my MP and the Treasury today
Have some burning questions about the Bill? We've got you covered with our frequently asked questions.
Our priorities for the Planning & Infrastructure Bill are outined below
This Bill needs to provide confidence that any changes result in a win for nature. Our priorities are to Withdraw Part 3 and include protecting nature.
We're proud members of Wildlife & Countryside Link and are also backing the Wilder By Design campaign.
Beaver swimming with its head just above the water © Russell Savory
Withdraw Part 3
We call on the Government to acknowledge the expert consensus that Planning & Infrastructure Bill will set back nature’s recovery, and to withdraw Part 3 of the Bill.
After months of rejecting constructive attempts to improve this Part of the Bill, this is the best way in which Ministers can repair trust.
If Ministers cannot bring themselves to do this, as a bare minimum they should accept the four critical amendments proposed by The Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife and Countryside Link and other nature organisations at committee stage to make Part 3 of the Bill work better.
Luke Massey
Include protecting nature
This bill needs to be aspirational. It MUST take steps to protect and recover nature. We want Ministers to introduce new protections for chalk streams, local wildlife sites and wildbelt.
It is CRUCIAL for all new development to include nature in their design.