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Environmental Delivery Plans

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 March 2025UIN 38446

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to clause 49(7)(b) of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, who will be responsible the ongoing maintenance of conservation projects implemented through environmental delivery plans at the end of the specified period.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Natural England will secure and deliver conservation measures as part of an Environmental Delivery Plan (EDP) to address the environmental impact of the development in question.

When preparing an EDP, Natural England will give consideration to the lifespan of the development to which the EDP applies and the period over which conservation measures need to be secured and managed.

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