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Environmental Delivery Plans

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 April 2025UIN 44048

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March to Question 38446 on Environmental Delivery Plans, whether Natural England will be required to pay for ongoing maintenance of conservation projects.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Natural England will secure and deliver conservation measures as part of an Environmental Delivery Plan to address the environmental impact of the development in question. Conservation measures will be maintained for as long as is necessary to address the relevant development impact, funded by the levy. In some cases, this may mean funding and securing measures for several decades or permanently.

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