Tory shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake said new planning legislation could still be delayed by nature restoration proposals.
Conservative shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake warned that nature restoration proposals in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill could delay construction projects, potentially still requiring developers to implement costly environmental measures like "bat tunnels and fish discos." The bill would give Natural England power to implement environmental delivery plans (EDPs) and a "nature restoration levy," but Hollinrake questioned Natural England's resources and the potential for delays, suggesting the system might fail and require existing costly mitigation measures.
