The government says removing EU-era pollution restrictions on developments could 'unblock' 100,000 new homes.
Natural England rules mean 62 local authorities cannot allow new developments unless builders can prove their projects are "nutrient neutral" in protected areas, including Somerset, Norfolk, Teesside, Kent, Wiltshire and the Solent.
The new environmental measures will mostly target farming and water companies to restore protected waterways. An extra £166m in grants will be made available to farmers for improved slurry storage to reducing nutrient run off into rivers and wetland. The nutrient neutral rules have been in place since 2019 following a ruling by the European Court of Justice.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said a "disproportionate and poorly targeted old EU ruling" had blocked thousands of homes being built in the UK. "Unfortunately, the housebuilders have been adept over many years at wriggling out of their environmental commitments and they've succeeded yet again," Mr Bennett.
Developers have claimed nutrient neutrality rules prevented thousands of homes from being built, and welcomed the new ruling.
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