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Environmental sustainability and housing growth

Inquiry

The Environmental Audit Committee is seeking views on how the Government’s proposed reforms to national planning policy and housebuilding targets might affect environmental protections and current approaches to sustainable development.Read the terms of reference and find out how to submit written evidence through the Committee's evidence portal here.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 5.00 pm on Friday 20 December.To make a submission please contact the Committee team on eacom@parliament.uk .

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Past events

Monday 21 July 2025
4:15pm Private
4:30pm Public
Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Oral evidence 21 July 2025
4:30pm
  • Mary Creagh MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature) at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Nick Barter (Deputy Director for Land Use at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Matthew Pennycook MP (Minister of State (Minister for Housing and Planning) at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • William Burgon (Director for Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Monday 30 June 2025
4:15pm Private
4:30pm Public
Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Oral evidence 30 June 2025
4:30pm
  • Philip Duffy (Chief Executive at Environment Agency)
  • Marian Spain (Chief Executive at Natural England)
  • Eamonn Boylan (Chief Executive at Homes England)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 4 June 2025
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Oral evidence 4 June 2025
2:30pm
  • Emma Toovey (Chief Land and Nature Officer at Environment Bank)
  • David King (Managing Director at Meadfleet)
  • Niall McGann (CEO at Fexco)
3:30pm
  • Dr Rufus Howard (Impact Assessment Policy Lead at Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment)
  • Brian Berry (CEO at Federation of Master Builders)
  • Sue Searle (Managing Director and Principal Ecologist at Ecology Training UK)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 7 May 2025
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Oral evidence 7 May 2025
2:30pm
  • Ben Murphy (Estate Director at The Duchy of Cornwall)
3:00pm
  • Ashley Spearing (Managing Director of Development and Regeneration at Berkeley Group)
  • Kenny Duncan (Managing Director of Strategic Land at Crest Nicholson)
  • Chris Thompson (Founder at Citu)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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  • Email: eacom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Environmental Audit Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA