Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17579
Environmental Delivery Plans
Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Chris Hinchliff
Labour — North East Hertfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the evidential basis for determining that there is a clear need for Environmental Delivery Plans; whether that evidence will be published; and what assessment she has made of t
Answer
Mary CreaghThe NRF will focus on enabling development in areas where it has stalled due to specific environmental obligations. The first EDPs will focus on nutrient neutrality, which currently affects approximately 8% of housing. The Planning and Infrastructure Act ...
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