"This has not been cooked up in a smoke-filled room with the volume #housebuilders. On the contrary, I know first-hand that #environmentalleaders were intimately involved in its development, which is why organisations like #RSPB, #WildlifeTrust and #GreenAlliance were supportive when the Bill was published."

England’s #planningbill has many naysayers. I’m not one of them | Nick Williams | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/04/england-planning-bill-environment-protecting-habitats

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England’s planning bill has many naysayers. I’m not one of them

The legislation is a product of joined-up environmental thinking – aiming to create housing while preventing nature loss, says Nick Williams, a former adviser to Keir Starmer

The Guardian