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Rebecca Pullinger @beckyjpullinger

Tweets covering planning, nature and environment. Views my own.

Joined February 2013
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"The big issues of climate, nature, health, housing and pollution can be addressed through concerted attention and action. It’s about integrating nature into all our decision-making, rather than simply seeing it as a bolt-on or afterthought." says @CraigBennett3, @WildlifeTrusts
Wildlife and Countryside Link
@WCL_News
10 Jun 2024
How do we support our environment while building the homes & energy we need? ☀️Prioritise space for nature & renewables 🌊Habitat restoration 🌱Investment in local ecologists 🏡Include elements like swift bricks into plans from the start Read more👇 wcl.org.uk/planning-ahead-la…
An offshore wind farm, seen off the coast of a grassy beach. Text reads "we need better planning for nature"

ALT An offshore wind farm, seen off the coast of a grassy beach. Text reads "we need better planning for nature"
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Planning applications submitted from today that are in or near (and in some cases, not so near) ancient woodland will be captured by this new 'Direction' that has been published by @luhc
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Richard Benwell@RSBenwell
22 Jan 2024
Government has missed the deadline to respond to OEP's report on environmental assessment. OEP found "shortcomings in the planning system": ecological skills, monitoring & data. Public body budgets, ecological advice & open info all need improvement. theoep.org.uk/report/environ…
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Richard Benwell@RSBenwell
3 Nov 2023
More infrastructure like #renewables would be a huge prize but it mustn't come at the cost of judicial independence & environmental protection. @Keir_Starmer please don't be fooled by deregulatory gaslighting that says nature laws are red tape & access to justice is dispensable.
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Richard Benwell@RSBenwell
27 Sep 2023
Net gain joins the chemicals strategy, deposit return scheme, extended producer responsibility, farming regulation & more in the Bermuda Triangle of missing DEFRA environmental commitments. These delays are costly to Local Authorities, business & nature. bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

Government to delay new environmental building rules

Environmentalists say delaying the implementation of new biodiversity rules is "a hammer blow for nature".

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Richard Benwell@RSBenwell
12 Sep 2023
Here is a 🧵catalogue of some of the opposition to Government's #NutrientNeutrality proposals, ahead of key votes in Parliament *tomorrow*. Reminder: the proposals would: ❌polluter rivers ❌weaken environmental law ❌break the #PolluterPaysPrinciple
Richard Benwell@RSBenwell
29 Aug 2023
The #NutrientNeutrality amendment has been published. With these harmless-looking words, Government wants to disapply the #HabitatsRegulations to allow pollution without mitigation in England's most sensitive nature sites. Parliamentarians concerned about rivers, plz vote "no".
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Richard Benwell@RSBenwell
1 Sep 2023
A brief timeline of voluntary approaches to planning. You could add so many more examples of failed voluntary approaches to this list. Relying on a voluntary approach for developers to pay for #NutrientNeutrality is doomed to fail. @luhc should withdraw its misguided plans.
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The Office for Environmental Protection@OfficeforEP
30 Aug 2023
Proposed changes to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill will reduce the level of environmental protection provided for in law and amount to a regression, the OEP is warning. Find out more: bit.ly/45ABnj1
Quote from Dame Glenys Stacey: "The proposed changes would demonstrably reduce the level of environmental protection provided for in existing environmental law. The Government has not adequately explained how, alongside such weakening of environmental law, new policy measures will ensure it still meets its objectives for water quality and protected site condition."

ALT Quote from Dame Glenys Stacey: "The proposed changes would demonstrably reduce the level of environmental protection provided for in existing environmental law. The Government has not adequately explained how, alongside such weakening of environmental law, new policy measures will ensure it still meets its objectives for water quality and protected site condition."

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Done well, biodiversity net gain could back up protections for nature and harness a contribution from development to meeting the challenges of nature’s recovery. Thanks @wcl for publishing my blog on the components required to ensure that BNG is a success! @WoodlandTrust
Wildlife and Countryside Link
@WCL_News
23 Aug 2023
Biodiversity Net Gain could be great for nature and people - but it must be done well 🌱 Ahead of mandatory BNG in the autumn, there are a number of rules that need to be made clear 🧐 @beckyjpullinger of the @WoodlandTrust writes for the Link blog 👇 wcl.org.uk/making-biodiversi…
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Component 3: Biodiversity net gain is just 1 part of the action required to turn the tide on nature's decline. Other tools will be important (if not more important) to meeting the Government's nature targets.
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These, and other changes, are needed if BNG is to hit the ground running and support the protection and recovery of nature, for the benefit of people and wildlife.
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Great to see more paid placements for young people from diverse backgrounds get into the environment sector. I may be biased but the @WoodlandTrust Policy Assistant role looks great! Find out more and apply here: woodlandtrust.org.uk/support…

Groundwork UK@groundworkuk
17 Apr 2023
NOW LIVE! New paid placements in the environmental sector. Get your hands muddy or go green from your desk: groundwork.org.uk/new-to-nat… Encouraging young people from diverse backgrounds to apply - disabled people, low-income or ethnically diverse. #NewtoNature #PlatinumJubilee
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Great to see cross-party support yesterday for amending the #LevellingUp Bill to align Local Nature Recovery Strategies and local development plans. As @kateparminter said “Nature is not something you can just talk about”. (A thread, 1/4)
Wildlife and Countryside Link
@WCL_News
27 Mar 2023
Thank you @kateparminter for making an excellent case for amendments to #LevellingUp Bill to give Local Nature Recovery Strategies greater planning weight. ''If we don't deliver these, I don't see how we will deliver the Government's targets for nature'' wcl.org.uk/docs/Briefing f…
House of Lords debating Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill

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@SueHayman1 also supports the amendment to align local nature recovery strategies and local development plans as it “would rightly prevent any wasted effort and enable the local nature recovery strategies to achieve their full potential”. (3/4)
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.@WoodlandTrust welcomes @RichardHRBenyon's commitment to reflect on the debate and urge the Government to change the #LevellingUp Bill to hard wire nature recovery into the planning system. (4/4)
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Wildlife and Countryside Link
@WCL_News
20 Mar 2023
In the Lords today, amendment 184ZA to the #LevellingUp Bill, tabled by @kateparminter, is due to be debated. This vital amendment would give Local Nature Recovery Strategies the powers needed to deliver nature's recovery on the ground 🐸🌻 More below 👇 wcl.org.uk/docs/Briefing f…
Woodland, with text saying 'Time to Level Up Nature'

ALT Woodland, with text saying 'Time to Level Up Nature'
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