New piece with @sandralaville : Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out https://t.co/Wlnzlibt1n

Happy Halloween 🎃 🦇🐌 https://t.co/YEJrrgQgBD

FT (£) Neal Hudson: “Millions of people need homes. That’s not up for debate. But confusing need with demand has caused a massive policy failure.” Correct. Hands up those who still believe ‘fixing planning’ will fix ‘need.’ https://t.co/f9H0bvLOTY via @ft

Today at 6.15pm on BBC1, Walthamstow Wetlands and one of its famous residents will be featured on @HamzaYassin3 Hidden Wild Isles. It was great to be help the team to find this amazingly showy kingfisher. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #kingfisher #kingfishers @Natures_Voice

House of Lords committee warns that the programme to build 12 new towns will not succeed “without strong central government leadership and adequate funding.” Suggesting neither is in evidence at the moment.

Endless deregulation for short-term "growth" only serves the rich and powerful. Nature, local democracy and affordable homes come second to their profits. We need well-planned council housing to raise living standards while cherishing not trashing nature.

Government announces consultation on aviation strategy to build 3rd runway at Heathrow. Threat to homes of 15,000 people, demolishing 3 schools & whole communities plus 2 million experiencing more noise & air pollution across London, totally undermining Labour’s green credentials

NEWS with a photo of Steve Reed very happily holding a swift brick after he had told me and Zac Goldsmith that mandating swift bricks was an ace idea

A group of leaseholders impacted by the building safety crisis brought their own hats to meet with Steve Reed #MakeHomesSafeAgain

🚩Govt. admits concessions to Pt 3 of the Planning Bill are tokenistic and a 'tactical retreat' to speed the Bill up through the Lords. The amends don't help nature. Killing snails won't make mortgages any more affordable for homebuyers. Reeves presents a false dichotomy here

@CommunityPlann1 @DanicaPriest @horton_official @CHinchliffMP

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🚩Government's proposed concessions to the Planning Bill don't protect irreplaceable habitats. The Bill *assumes* that replacement habitats are successfully delivered. Here, Barry Gardiner MP interrogates Matthew Pennycook on this:

@CommunityPlann1 🙏

A timely reminder of @UKLabour 's manifesto pledge - "without weakening environmental protections"

And @Feargal_Sharkey

@DanicaPriest And @zerohour_uk 🦋🦋🦋🦋

@DanicaPriest - you might be interested :)

For anyone interested in Part 3 of the Planning Bill, have a read of this: https://t.co/z9Oe28U7BU

CIEEM Statement on Planning and Infrastructure Bill Amendments. "The fight goes on!"