All Nutrient neutrality articles
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CommentNutrient neutrality: How sustainable drainage systems can help housebuilders find the right balance
Balancing the need for new homes and protecting water quality is a challenge with limited guidance available. Etisang Abraham explains measures that could help housebuilders
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NewsPersimmon gets green light for 353-home scheme after agreeing ‘innovative’ credits deal to offset nutrient pollution
Housebuilder to build scheme on site of former US military hospital in Herefordshire
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NewsGove rules out changes to nutrient neutrality laws before next election
The secretary of state for housing blamed Labour for “thwarting” his bid to tackle nutrient rules blocking development
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In FocusUK housebuilding recession: How much worse is it going to get?
With little prospect of a rapid reduction in interest rates to spur a recovery, many in the industry are now just looking to “survive until ’25”. Joey Gardiner looks at the prospects for residential developers doing so.
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NewsGovernment reportedly drops plan to scrap nutrient neutrality rules
Ministers now not expected to bring forward bill in 7 November King’s Speech
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NewsPolicy Exchange urges government to focus on urban planning
Influential think tank says new Housing and Planning Bill should be used to ‘regain initiative’ from Labour
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NewsLabour: Nutrients solution ‘cannot be at the expense of the environment’
Party has ‘different way’ to solve nutrient neutrality blockage, says shadow housing minister
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NewsSunak considers standalone bill to drive through nutrients reforms
Telegraph says Downing Street may re-introduce controversial plans to end hiatus by watering down green rules
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NewsLords make call for statutory housing targets
Built environment committee chair says change is needed to put housing on equal footing with environmental goals
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CommentHousebuilders are right to expect better from politicians after nutrients reform failure
Michael Gove has sought to blame Labour for defeat of government proposal, but nutrients reform package was set up to fail, says Joey Gardiner
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NewsGovernment plan to relax nutrient pollution rules defeated
Labour-led revolt means government cannot now reintroduce amendment to Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
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NewsLabour to oppose Gove’s nutrients reform plan
New shadow housing secretary changes stance and says ‘reckless’ reforms needlessly pit homes against nature
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CommentNutrients: sometimes it is okay to ignore those who oppose development
Those who complain about the government’s decision to tackle the nutrient neutrality impasse have not understood the issue in detail, writes Paul Smith
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CommentWhat is the legal position after Gove’s big move on nutrient neutrality?
Leading planning lawyer Simon Ricketts gives a legal view on Michael Gove’s reforms and what they mean for housebuilding
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NewsCouncils to be forced to ignore nutrient pollution impact when taking planning decisions
Government amendments to free up nutrients development logjam go further than expected
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NewsLabour set to back Gove nutrients reforms
Shadow minister Lisa Nandy criticises government’s housing and environmental record but says Labour will back measures to get Britain building
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NewsHousebuilders welcome shake up of nutrient neutrality rules
Housing secretary to scrap Natural England ‘requirement’ to block housebuilding in polluted areas
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NewsPrime minister and Gove working on new nutrients crisis plan
Possible amendments to Levelling Up Bill could allow building work to start on the basis of future improvements
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NewsMP brands Environment Agency's uncertainty on nutrients crisis ‘unacceptable’
Former housing secratary says lack of Environment Agency timeframe to sort nutrient neutrality requires urgent government action
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NewsHousebuilder CG Fry loses landmark nutrients case
Lawyer says firm is considering appeal to supreme court