The Commission’s Report sets out bold reforms to address the massive system failure and is an important turning point. We welcome many of the recommendations and commend Environment Secretary Steve Reed’s swift action in response to them.
We welcome the opportunity to contribute to Labour’s National Policy Forum consultation. As the party’s environmental affiliate, SERA has championed climate and environmental leadership within Labour for over 50 years.
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB) offers a key opportunity to speed up development while improving outcomes for nature. However, we do have concerns that – wholly wrongly – the protection of our natural environment is being pitted against this need for development.
