environment

"Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape how Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) are delivered in the UK."

"On 11 June 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first Spending Review, setting out the government’s departmental budgets through to 2030. "

"Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are in the process of being introduced across England, with the government expecting all strategies to be in place by March 2025."

"It is a year since rules governing biodiversity net gain (BNG) were introduced into the planning system in England. "

"We are at the eighth month anniversary of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). So, what have we learnt, and what still needs to be done?"

"Recently, Steve Reed, Defra secretary of state, announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (or EIP23, as it is more commonly known) as part of the government’s manifesto commitment to meet Environment Act 2021 targets."

"All political parties have now published their manifestos and there are a few headline policy surprises."

"The transition period which has followed the 2020 Agriculture Act has become much more than a time to address the changes in agriculture and agricultural support."

"Last week in the Budget it was confirmed that the existing scope of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) for inheritance tax will be extended from 6 April 2025."