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Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in our campaigns to reduce the risks the Planning & Infrastructure Bill poses to nature.
Your voice makes a difference – we are making progress.
In response to huge pressure the Government amended the Bill to add some environmental safeguards in July. In October the Lords voted to add important protections for chalk streams to the Bill. Crucially, the Lords also voted to back amendment 130, which would prevent Part 3 of the Bill applying in areas where it could hurt wildlife.
MPs will be voting in November on whether to accept the Lords amendments.
This is our last chance to improve the Bill for nature.
Contact your MP to ask that they stand up for wildlife when voting on the Lords amendments.
We need homes for people, but destroying homes for wildlife isn’t the way to do it.
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Briefings on the Planning Bill: Lords Report Stage briefing, October 2025
Read the latest briefing on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Lords Report Stage briefing: 23.10.25
Lords Committee Stage briefing
Learn more about the Planning Bill
Delve into the detail of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill with our explanatory page, built in May 2025.
All you need to know about the Planning Bill
Nature or development? Let's have both – if it’s done right. Do you agree? Use our handy tool to send a postcard to your MP, explaining why it's important to you.
More information
If you would like more information, The Wildlife Trusts have produced a series of briefings around some of the key nature policy issues, which can be downloaded below.