UK planning policy undermines conservation objectives. Section 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act allows developers to damage protected natural sites in exchange for contributions to the central nature fund, undermining the protection of irreplaceable habitats such as the old growth forests, chalk rivers and moors of the Peak District[1][2]. Conservation organizations The Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB call the proposal a "license to destroy" and warn of threats to biodiversity[1]. The government's proposal weakens the Biodiversity Net Gain for small and medium-sized structures, which make up the majority of construction, and allows construction in marine protected areas[2]. Despite the commitment to achieve 30% land and sea conservation by 2030 (30by30) under the National Biodiversity Strategy (NBSAP), the government is on track to meet only 5 of the 43 targets, partially 16 and largely outside the 21[3]. These measures are labeled as environmental regressions by the government's nature watchdog and prevent the restoration of nature[1][3]. The EIP 2025 report highlights nature restoration as a top goal with plans to restore 250,000 hectares of habitats[4].