Labour Warned Its Planning Reforms Will Fail Nature and Homes Goals

Labour warned its planning reforms will fail nature and homes goals

The government can’t build 1.5 million homes without addressing skills shortages, cross-party MPs say

UK Housing Plan Faces Hurdles, Warns Environmental Audit Committee

The UK Government’s ambitious plan to build 1.5 million homes by the end of this Parliament is facing significant hurdles, according to a new report from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC). The cross-party group of MPs warns that the measures outlined in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, currently passing through Parliament, are insufficient to meet both housing and nature targets. Source

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Labour warned its housing plan will fail nature and homes goals – UK Times

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email A cross-party group of MPs has warned that the government risks missing both its housing and nature targets under proposed reforms. The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) found measures in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, currently before Parliament, are insufficient to mee…

Reed orders MPs to vote against environmental protections

Labour government is ignoring scientific advice on the risks posed by proposals in their new Bill, while senior ministers have been cosying up to lobbyists for developers, reports PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent  Croydon MP Steve Reed, the former environment secretary, in his new role as housing minister, is ordering Labour MPs to vote against…

‘Hugely disappointing’: MPs vote down nature protection amendment to Planning and Infra Bill

The House of Commons has voted down amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which would maintain protection to nature and wildlife in future developments. The post ‘Hugely disappointing’: MPs vote down nature protection amendment to Planning and Infra Bill appeared first on New Civil Engineer.