UK

Restoring degraded habitats would see them absorb a third of the UK’s carbon emissions, suggests a report, as a wildlife charity insists that the climate and nature crises should be tackled together as one.

A position paper has recommended that a flexible zoning code be designed by national and devolved governments to set out patterns of development in local plans.

The use class system should be deregulated and local authorities given the opportunity to develop an 'appropriate proposition' to attract people to live, work and play in towns, suggests a report.

A round-up of planning appeals: 13 June-19 June, 2020