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Clause 55 already requires EDPs to include all necessary information on the environmental feature and the impacts of development to which the EDP relates. The collection of this information is part of the process of drafting an EDP, which will then be recovered by the nature restoration levy as provided for in Clause 71, which states that regulations may provide for the levy to be used to fund administrative expenses in connection with an EDP. These information gathering provisions are supported by Clause 88, which includes a duty on public authorities to co-operate with Natural England. This includes the provision of information.