MediaResponding to the government reforms to environmental regulations, Sam Richards, CEO of pro-growth campaign group Britain Remade, said:
“For decades, our environmental regulations have done little to protect nature while crippling the building of new homes, infrastructure, and the clean energy sources Britain needs.
“It is possible to achieve both economic growth and stronger environmental protection, and these reforms are a step in the right direction. They should be welcomed and implemented swiftly.
“For far too long, environmental charities and quangos have been allowed to stand in the way of development, acting as roadblocks to growth by insisting on hugely expensive and project delaying measures like bat tunnels and fish discos.
“With these measures, along with changes to the statutory consultee system and the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, hopefully Britain will finally be able to get building”