Natural England
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| Headquarters | York |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Employees | 2,241 (2015) |
| Number of employees | 2,241 (2015) |
| Founders | Martin Doughty |
| Founded | October 1 |
| 2006 | |
| Jurisdiction | England |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2447682 |
About Natural England
Natural England is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
England to get new national park as part of nature plan
... Natural England will consider a list of possible sites, which could include the Chilterns, the Cotswolds and Dorset...
Cambridgeshire farmer shoots deer to feed his two African lions
... " Natural England said the UK deer population had grown to over two million, " causing environmental harm and damage to new and existing woodlands"...
England's rarest species to get £14. 5m funding boost
... Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England - the government s adviser on the environment - said previous recovery schemes have shown they do work...
Government defeated over axing pollution rules
... Natural England rules currently mean 62 local authorities cannot allow new developments unless builders can prove their projects are " nutrient neutral" in protected areas...
Labour set to vote against scrapping home building pollution rules
... Natural England rules currently mean 62 local authorities cannot allow new developments unless builders can prove their projects are " nutrient neutral" in protected areas...
Pollution rules could change to ease housebuilding
... A report in the Sun suggested Natural England could start advising councils that the rules are guidance only...
Boris Johnson's swimming pool plans threatened by newts
... " Natural England guidance requires that proposals need to demonstrate no risk to GCN or appropriate levels of mitigation and compensation following assessment...
Beavers to make Nene Wetlands return after 400 years
... The Wildlife Trust said it had secured a licence from Natural England to release the native animals next winter...
Pollution rules could change to ease housebuilding
By Ione WellsPolitical correspondent
The government is set to announce plans to change water pollution Rules in a bid to enable more houses to be built.
Councils in protected areas of England do not currently allow new developments unless they are " nutrient neutral".
Ministers could water this down by adding amendments to The Levelling Up Bill, currently in The House of Lords.
The Move is likely to be criticised by environmental campaigners, but a government source said they would " More Than offset" any pollution caused.
The nutrient neutral Rules - which date back to 2017 - were designed to ensure that a development or project does not harm local wetlands and waterways in protected areas.
For new houses to be deemed neutral, builders must prove they will not cause polluting phosphates and nitrates to seep into nearby water.
Chemicals like these can reduce the quality of water, harm wildlife and cause excess algae growth.
When the UK was a member of the European Union , it adopted legislation that said adding nutrients to already-damaged soil would be unlawful.
But developers have claimed this prevented thousands of homes from being built.
Housing developments in particular pose a risk due the wastewater and sewage that can come from new homes - as well as the run-off from construction sites.
A report in The Sun suggested Natural England could start advising councils that The Rules are guidance only.
" The government remains committed to delivering housing in areas affected by nutrient neutrality, " a government spokesperson said.
" We recognise The Urgency of this issue and have taken substantial steps to both unlock housing now and to address the underlying causes of nutrient pollution at source. "
Water pollution became a highly politicised issue over the summer, with the Liberal Democrats in England and Wales of failing to reveal how much sewage was being pumped into rivers, lakes and coastlines.
Industry body Water UK called The Claim " fabricated and completely false" saying firms were fixing The Problem .
Not long before that, swimmers in an area of south-east England were to stay out of the water at Viking Bay in Broadstairs due to a pollution risk.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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