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Tories ditch water pollution rules in new housing plans
Campaigners slam Michael Gove's claims that scrapping EU protections ‘will boost housebuilding’
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove, Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, during a visit to the Taylor Wimpey Heather Gardens housing development in Norwich, Norfolk. Picture date: Tuesday August 29, 2023.

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have condemned British government plans to water down regulations to boost housebuilding in England.

Housing Secretary Michael Gove claimed that scrapping European Union protections on nutrient neutrality “will boost housebuilding.”

Mr Gove saidd that scrapping the EU-era environmental protections will allow for an additional 100,000 homes to be built in England by 2030.

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