Report: England's poorest communities face worsening green space access under planning law changes
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Summary
A report commissioned by wildlife and environmental NGOs warns that proposed changes to planning laws in England will deepen existing inequalities in access to green spaces. Over 7.4 million people in England, including 1.4 million children under 15, live in areas with no immediate biodiversity. The report highlights that nature poverty is driven by environmental disparities within towns and cities rather than the rural-urban divide, and new loopholes for developers will worsen the situation for the poorest communities.
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More than 7.4 million people in England live in areas completely devoid of immediate biodiversity, including 1.4 million children under 15.
The severe nature poverty is driven not by the rural-urban divide, but by extreme environmental disparities within towns and cities, and new 'loopholes' for developers will exacerbate it.
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