UP to 140,000 new homes could be built under radical plans to slash eco bureaucracy, The Sun can reveal.
Ministers want to unleash a house-building drive by relaxing EU red tape.
An edict that any new development must not increase pollution and harm rivers will become discretionary.
The rules passed down from Brussels bureaucrats are responsible for blocking 140,000 homes in specific catchment zones from being built each year.
The Sun understands Natural England rules against “nutrient neutrality” will become guidance only.