River Quality News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

the government is planning to scrap rules which require house builders to prove new developments won t cause pollution to nearby rivers. rishi sunak says the change will allow 100,000 new homes to be built in england by 2030, but campaigners warn vital safeguards will disappear, maintaining river quality and wildlife habitats. here s helen catt. they should be busy building homes on the st giles park development near norwich. but four months ago work stopped. the construction workers were let go. 201 homes had already been built, but the developers couldn t get the go ahead for another 149 on the remaining land. because of rules on water pollution. for the local council, which owns the land, it s frustrating. on sites like this, when you can t build homes, you re materially affecting the ability for people to get a roof over their head and you re actually driving the price of the homes that are available even higher

South west englandHouse buildersRishi sunakBuilding homesRiver qualityWildlife habitatsHelen cattSt giles park development near norwichConstruction workersDevelopers couldn t get the go aheadGo 201Water pollutionBuild homes