This subtopic brings together a series of trackers to enable you to keep up to date with key developments in relation to consultations, legislation and case law of interest to environmental lawyers in England and Wales. We also include EU environmental law trackers, an EU/UK environmental law divergence tracker, Environmental enforcement undertakings trackers which list key recent environmental enforcement undertakings accepted by environmental regulators under the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008, the Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010 and the Environmental Civil Sanctions (Wales) Order 2010 and a Horizon scanning Practice Note which tracks forward looking developments, such as draft legislation, expected court decisions/appeals, forthcoming consultations, closing dates and government responses.
The following trackers display the current status and most recent developments of consultations being conducted by government departments (such as Defra), regulators (such as the Environment Agency (EA) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW)) and other bodies (such as the Welsh Government) and legislation of interest in relation to environmental law in England and Wales. They are arranged by topic and list consultations open from 1 January 2026 or opened...
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A weekly round-up of the latest environmental enforcement developments, including an enforcement undertaking requiring a national house builder to pay...
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into climate adaptation and is seeking written evidence on the climate...
Planning analysis: On 1 September 2026, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Approved Document L: energy and...
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