Planning bill could allow developers to build without replacing local nature

<p>Green spaces created to offset removal of others may not have to be in same county, sources at Defra say</p><p>Housing developers will be able to build on once-protected green spaces without having to replace the loss of nature in the nearby area, the Guardian understands.</p><p>New nature areas, parks and community gardens created to offset the removal of green spaces to make way for housing developments may not even have to be in the same county, under the new planning and infrastructure bill, sources at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Thursday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/01/planning-bill-developers-nature-green-spaces">Continue reading...</a>