Burnham urged to drop ‘flawed’ plans that may let developers bypass environment laws for £1
Summary
The UK government plans to introduce new environmental delivery plans that let developers pay a fee instead of following some environmental laws. Many experts and public figures warn this could harm wildlife and nature protections, and they urge the new prime minister, Andy Burnham, to stop the plans.Key Facts
- The plans are called environmental delivery plans (EDPs) and come from the Planning and Infrastructure Act.
- Developers can pay a national nature levy to avoid certain environmental rules.
- Critics say the fee could be as low as £1, letting developers damage nature cheaply.
- Over 100 conservationists, scientists, and celebrities signed a letter opposing the plans.
- The House of Lords will debate the laws needed to make the plans official.
- A planning lawyer warned the rules give ministers too much power to set very low fees without checks.
- The plans remove some protections that come from an EU environmental rule called the habitats directive.
- Some environmentalists say the plans do not do enough to protect nature and biodiversity in the UK.
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