So #RishiSunak & #MichaelGove's plan to 'support' house building by removing a key regulation on #housing developments' impact on water courses has been defeated in the House of Lords (responding in part to lobbyitng/advice from #environmental groups). 

This means to revive the removal of 'nutrient neutrality' requirement a new act would be required & as #Labour has now stepped back from an initial hint it might also deregulate, the latest threat to the UK's #rivers looks to have abated. 

 @43d7c4ea there is more than enough Brown field sites to build houses... but developers don't want to build 4 bed detached houses on a former factory.... rather build on rural flood planes while they can 

 @43d7c4ea that will be England’s rivers,  I think