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Natural England’s nutrient mitigation scheme for developers

Apply to buy nutrient mitigation credits from Natural England to offset nutrient pollution from housing development.

From:
Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
31 March 2023
Last updated
9 December 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Poole Harbour catchment: how to apply for nutrient mitigation credits from Natural England

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Tees catchment: how to apply for nutrient mitigation credits from Natural England

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Nutrient credit application form

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Details

The next application round for the Poole Harbour catchment area (round 2) opens on 8 January 2025 and closes on 4 February 2025.

The next application round for the Tees catchment area (round 8) opens on 5 February 2025 and closes on 4 March 2025.

This guidance is for all housing developers in the Tees or Poole Harbour catchment areas who want to: 

  • offset nutrient pollution that their development may create by buying credits under Natural England’s nutrient mitigation scheme 
  • build new permanent residential housing  

The guidance will be updated as more catchment areas or application rounds are added to the scheme.

Updates to this page

Published 31 March 2023
Last updated 9 December 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added the cost of a credit in the Poole Harbour catchment area round 2.

  2. Content updated to reflect that application round 7 for the Tees catchment area has now closed.

  3. Content in the Tees catchment area attachment under 'When to apply' updated to reflect the fact that applications in that area are now open.

  4. Page updated to say that applications for the Tees catchment area (round 7) are now open.

  5. Updated the cost of credits in round 7 of the Tees catchment area scheme.

  6. The dates have been updated because the Tees catchment area application round has now closed. The next dates for application rounds have been added.

  7. Removed information about application opening and closing times for the Poole Harbour catchment area as the round of applications has now closed.

  8. How to apply information updated to make the application form more visible and the instructions on how to send the application clearer.

  9. Added information about opening and closing times for the current round of applications for the Tees catchment area. Updated the text about opening and closing times for the Poole Harbour catchment area to reflect that applications are open.

  10. Dates and cost of credits added for the next round of applications in the Tees catchment area.

  11. Application form has been updated so it can be used for any open nutrient credit round.

  12. Updated information on how to apply for nutrient mitigation credits from Natural England for Tees catchment area. Added new information for Poole Harbour catchment area.

  13. Updated with the new application form, dates for the next application window and updates to the application process.

  14. Updated the guidance to indicate that the next round of applications opens in June 2024 for the Tees catchment area.

  15. Updated the when to apply section as the scheme is currently closed for applications. Removed the application form to avoid confusion.

  16. Updated the attachment 'How to apply for nutrient mitigation credits from Natural England' with links to the latest calculator for Teesmouth SPA, Ramsar, and to the new guidance to read with it.

  17. Added a new form and updated the guidance with the dates for a new round of applications.

  18. Updated the when to apply section as the scheme is now closed for applications. The next round opens in February 2024 and a new application form will be published for it.

  19. Updated details as the next round of applications opened at 10am on 2 October 2023.

  20. Updated the guidance with the next application round opening on 2 October, and added information about how credits are allocated. Also made some small updates to the application form.

  21. Updated the 'When to apply' section following the end of the current application round. Also updated the wording of 'Step 6: Send your certificate to your LPA' in order to clarify the process. Application form also removed from page whilst scheme is closed for applications. Email addresses updated to creditsales.nutrientmitigation@naturalengland.org.uk.

  22. Cover page and guidance updated as the second application round is now open. This round will close at 11:55pm on 28 July.

  23. New application form uploaded and updates made to the guidance sections on when to apply and step 2.

  24. Updated the when to apply section as the scheme is currently closed for applications. Have also taken the form off the page to avoid confusion.

  25. Made minor updates to the application form - making some wording clearer.

  26. First published.

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