Nature and housing targets at risk of being missed - report

THE Government risks missing both its housing and nature targets under its proposed reforms, a cross-party group of MPs has warned in a new report.

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it is possible to build new homes while protecting the environment

(GARETH FULLER/PA WIRE)

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) found that the measures outlined in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which is currently passing through the final stages in Parliament, are not enough to allow the Government to meet either goals.

In the report, published on Sunday, the EAC argued that nature is nota “blocker” to delivering housing but a necessity for building resilient neighbourhoods.

The group also found that without further action to address skills shortages in ecology, planning and construction, the Government will miss its housebuilding goal.