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Environmental Audit Committee slams ‘lazy narrative’ that nature protection blocks delivery of new homes
Committee also recommends measures to incentivise reduced embodied carbon in homes
The House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee has hit out at what it calls the “lazy narrative” that nature posed an obstacle to delivering housebuilding.
Recent years have seen measures to protect species and improve biodiversity criticised by government ministers and housebuilding industry bodies alike.
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