Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government moves to tighten nature protections - but do amendments 'still fall short'?

Stuart Stone
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Government backs fresh safeguards to strengthen legal tests for Environmental Delivery Plans - but green groups argue welcome moves to bolster nature protections do not go far enough

Could the government be about to strengthen its sweeping planning reforms to address growing concerns that the flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill risks badly undermining nature protections? Following...

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