Planning Bill ping-pongs as waste mountain piles up

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is nearing the end of its controversial passage in the House of Lords, with NGO lobby groups trying to come up with a compromise in a last minute huddle. Will they succeed?At the same time, a High Court challenge and a new report from the Environmental Audit Committee has added more fuel to the fire.The team also discusses the significance of an Oxfordshire plastic waste mountain illegally dumped on a floodplain near the river Cherwell – a tributary of the river Thames.Who’s responsible for its clean-up and what will happen next?PLUS: Leaks during climate negotiations at COP30 in Belém suggest the UK is allegedly thwarting talks, UK-EU negotiations move a step closer towards closer alignment on chemicals and pesticides, and England’s ban on plastic wet wipes… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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