Nutrient Neutrality
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Affected catchments: where does Nutrient Neutrality apply?
Nutrient Neutrality applies in catchments draining to protected sites with unfavourable nutrient conditions. New developments in these catchments must offset their nitrogen or phosphorus load before planning permission is granted. Click any catchment for detail.
The shaded polygons show each surface-water catchment, the upstream drainage area that affects the protected site, not the protected site itself. A small SAC can therefore have a much larger catchment, often tens of thousands of hectares.
Catchment boundaries sourced from Natural England's open data portal under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The list of affected catchments can change. Please get in touch if your development is in or near one of these areas, or refer to data.gov.uk for the latest dataset.
Catchments currently in scope
- Chesil and the Fleet
- Esthwaite Water
- Hornsea Mere
- Lindisfarne
- Oak Mere
- Peak District Dales
- Poole Harbour
- River Avon
- River Axe
- River Camel
- River Clun
- River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake
- River Eden
- River Itchen
- River Kent
- River Lambourn
- River Lugg (River Wye)
- River Mease
- River Wensum
- Roman Walls Loughs
- Rostherne Mere
- The Solent
- Somerset Levels and Moors
- Stodmarsh
- Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast
- The Broads
- West Midlands Mosses (Abbotts Moss)
- West Midlands Mosses (Wynbunbury Moss)
What we do
Nutrient Neutrality allows for permitted development on protected sites without negatively affecting the wildlife’s condition. We use suitable mitigation measures to remove additional nutrient loads in wastewater and surface water. Nutrient Neutrality covers surface water to main networks, drainage and septic tanks.
Nutrient pollution is causing a large environmental issue across natural landscapes throughout England. Nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen can greatly affect wildlife by increasing the growth of particular plants and shrubs. This creates “unfavourable conditions” for plant life which is called eutrophication.
Cypher Climate Brokers can help provide mitigation for both onsite and offsite at a competitive price by working with a wide range of landowners and Nutrient Neutrality providers.
Get in touch today so we can provide market leading advice and solutions to best achieve your nutrient mitigation.