Access to green space must be priority for land use in England, peers say

Cross-party report highlights need for greater access to natural world when deciding how to divide up land

Access to green space needs to be prioritised when deciding how to use land, a report from the House of Lords has said.

Peers from the cross-party House of Lords land use in England commission have laid out their priorities for a land use framework, which would divide up the land in England and decide where is best for different types of agriculture, as well as carbon sequestration, nature restoration and recreation.