Sites of Special Scientific Interest: South Devon
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 115602, for what reasons Wolborough Fen SSSI is not included among the catchments selected by Natural England for early Environmental Delivery Plans, regarding a) the criteria used by Natural England when identifying catchments for initial Environmental Delivery Plans, and, b) the factors considered when determining whether a hydrologically sensitive site such as Wolborough Fen SSSI should fall within an early Environmental Delivery Plan area.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The first Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs) have been prioritised for designated sites where nutrient neutrality advice applies on the basis that it is a known environmental pressure where strategic solutions already exist. Wolborough Fen SSSI is not a designated site which nutrient neutrality currently applies to.
The Government committed to return to Parliament after the first nutrients EDPs are made to issue a statement on the initial lessons learned from their development and implementation before introducing further EDPs covering other issues.
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