England’s poorest areas face deepest cuts to green space under planning law changes, report finds

Exclusive: New loopholes for developers will exacerbate extreme disparities across country, charity coalition warnsThe poorest and most nature-deprived communities in England will be further left behind in their access to green spaces if proposed changes to planning laws go ahead, a report finds.More than 7.4 million people in England live in areas completely devoid of immediate biodiversity, including 1.4 million children under 15, the report commissioned by a number of wildlife and environment

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