Proposed changes to the planning system – BCT consultation response
28th October 2020
We recognise the need for more affordable housing, but any reform of the planning system needs to be done in a way that is sensitive to the needs of local communities and avoids impacts on the environment and wildlife.
Development company fined £18,000 for destroying a bat roost
8th April 2019
A development company has been fined more than £18,000 for illegally destroying a building where protected Pipistrelle bats were known to roost.
Review of the legislation protecting wildlife
20th November 2018
The latest review of the legislation protecting wildlife has concluded that the challenges associated with the protection of internationally important bat populations in England arise from how the legislation that protect bats are implemented, and not with the laws themselves
