What does the bill do?
Answer
There are three key parts to the bill:
- - It changes the way we protect nature, moving from an inefficient site-by-site approach to a new model of strategic compensation.
- - It limits (but doesn’t remove) the opportunity to challenge major infrastructure planning decisions in the courts.
- - It removes the power of political planning committees to refuse permission when a scheme has been signed off by planning officers (in most cases).