Green groups criticise plans to weaken protections for English national parks

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning lawPlans to water down protections for national parks such as Dartmoor and the Lake District in a kneejerk bid for growth will be devastating for nature, more than 170 organisations have told the prime minister.The Treasury is understood to be pushing for a weakening of protections for Englands national parks and national landscapes in changes to planning law to make it easier for developers to...