Environmental delivery plans and nature restoration fund

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Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 sets out a framework intended to support environmental delivery for development in England through strategic, area-wide measures rather than relying solely on project-by-project mitigation. A central feature is the use of environmental delivery plans (EDPs), which are designed to co-ordinate conservation measures for identified protected sites and species across a defined area and over a defined period. A key initial question is whether an EDP applies to the land in question and, if so, how it changes the environmental steps a developer would otherwise need to take.

See Practice Note: Environmental delivery plans and the Nature Restoration Levy.

How environmental delivery plans operate

EDPs identify the environmental features and impacts within scope, define the area, kinds and maximum amount of development covered and specify the conservation measures to be delivered. They also include a charging...

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