Stop ‘cash to trash’ housebuilding in Norfolk Broads, says Labour MP
A Labour MP is urging the UK's environment watchdog to block new planning rules that would allow nearly 16,000 homes to be built in the protected Norfolk Broads. Critics argue the policy, which allows developers to pay into a conservation fund in exchange for building on protected land, is a 'licence to kill nature'.
Why it matters
The case highlights the tension between the urgent need for housing development and the preservation of critical biodiversity hotspots.
Coltishall on the Norfolk Broads. Critics say the planning rules are a ‘licence to kill nature’. Coltishall on the Norfolk Broads. Critics say the planning rules are a ‘licence to kill nature’. Environment Stop ‘cash to trash’ housebuilding in Norfolk Broads, says Labour MP Exclusive: Chris Hinchliff urges environment watchdog to block rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in one of UK’s most protected areas
Prefer the Guardian on Google The environment watchdog is being urged to intervene in “cash to trash” planning rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in the Norfolk Broads despite the damage to one of the UK’s most environmentally protected areas.
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