Michael Donnelly

Labour MP Miatta Fahnbulleh has reportedly drawn up a “blueprint” of policy plans for an Andy Burnham government. Here’s what we know about Fahnbulleh’s stance on the environment.

The High Court has dismissed a claim against a council’s consent for a solar farm, concluding that there was nothing “sinister” in a planning officer’s decision to share a draft officer’s report with the developer ahead of a planning committee meeting.

The nature minister has refused to confirm that there is an “unabridged” version of a major cross-government report into biodiversity and security, despite it being widely believed that such a document does exist.

Nature minister Mary Creagh appeared before MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) on Wednesday afternoon, with the minister revealing her ‘confusion’ over a mystery national security and biodiversity report, and news on the government’s plans to deliver its 30-by-30 commitment. Here’s what you need to know.

A cross-industry group led by the trade association for the UK offshore energy industry has written to Labour MPs urging them to back increased oil and gas production in the North Sea, following reports that the energy secretary is “minded” to approve production at the Jackdaw gas field off the coast of Scotland.

Planning barristers and consultants have hailed the significance of a planning inspector's decision to allow plans for a retirement community and 33 homes on a grey belt site in Surrey, despite the scheme failing to meet the required “golden rules” in national policy for the release of green belt land for such development.

The House of Lords is due to debate regulations that would implement the Planning and Infrastructure Act’s nature restoration levy. Here’s what you need to know.

A Tory peer who has served as housing minister and was former prime minister Theresa May’s chief staff has had the Conservative party whip removed, with the former MP blaming the move on a recent tweet in which he criticised party leader Kemi Badenoch for saying she would block supporters of net zero from standing as Conservative parliamentary candidates.

Plans have been approved for 275 homes on an unallocated home counties site, after a planning inspector concluded that the local authority’s housing land supply deficit and the provision of land to extend the local cemetery weighed heavily in the scheme’s favour and the impact on local roads would not be "severe".

Changes to the biodiversity net gain (BNG) regime, including new exemptions, are due to come into effect next month, DEFRA has confirmed. Here’s what you need to know.