Nutrient Neutrality
- Status:
- In Progress
- Catchment:
- Derwent, Eden, Kent and Windermere and Leven
- Theme:
- Water Quality
- Partners:
- Lake District National Park Authority
Aims:
- Identify and promote delivery of practical mitigation options in four catchments (including pipeline of offsetting sites) to enable local planning authorities to achieve Nutrient Neutrality with new developments.
- Establish a process to offer mitigation options/possibilities through credit trading.
- Identify and deliver opportunities for training of Development Management teams to ensure planning and validation officers have the skills needed to assess and determine planning casework in accordance with the Habitat Regulations in the long-term.
Phase one: Awareness campaign in progress year of 2024. Eden Rivers Trust and South Cumbria Rivers Trust helping to deliver in their respective catchments.
More information available here