Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION
Planning & Infrastructure Bill
May - December 2025
Economic growth and nature recovery can be achieved together - it doesn't have to be "development vs nature".
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our campaigning to reduce the risks the Planning & Infrastructure Bill posed to nature. Over 40,000 messages were sent to MPs across the country, calling on UK Government to protect nature through the Bill.
Your efforts have helped to secure key amendments that protect our most vulnerable wildlife and precious habitats from the impacts of development.
Further reading
- Government guide to the Bill - GOV UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill/guide-to-the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill)
- The Wildlife Trust's full statement on the Bill - The Wildlife Trusts (https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/charities-challenge-ministers-fix-planning-bill-or-nature-will-pay-price)
- Full Report: Planning on bats and newts - The Wildlife Trusts (https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/2025-05/Planning%20on%20bats%20and%20newts%20-%20FullReport.pdf)
- Is the new planning bill a licence to destroy wildlife? - Channel 4 (https://www.channel4.com/news/is-the-new-planning-bill-a-licence-to-destroy-wildlife)
- The Wildlife Trusts call out inaccuracies in Commons debate on Planning & Infra… (https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/wildlife-trusts-call-out-inaccuracies-commons-debate-planning-infrastructure-bill)