Wildlife is set to be threatened by the biggest overhaul of the English planning system in a generation.
That’s the message from concerned conservationists as the Westminster Government unveils the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) today.
The RSPB has warned that the current proposals will let the public down by undermining the planning system’s ability to protect nature outside internationally-recognised wildlife sites. The draft NPPF is therefore a missed opportunity to bring to life the ambitions set out in the Government’s recent Natural Environment White Paper.
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