More than 1,000 new homes unlocked by Norfolk Nutrient Mitigation Fund

Councillor Sue Holland, Leader of Broadland District Council and Chair of the Nutrient Mitigation Fund commented:

“We have made great progress across Norfolk in a relatively short time, unlocking much needed homes that have been on hold due to the high levels of phosphorus and Nitrogen in some of our rivers. Reducing those levels will help ease the pressure on housing, grow our local economy, and ensure that an essential part of our environment will continue to be protected.”

Schemes that have already been funded have helped to reduce nutrient levels and allowed more than 1,000 new homes to get planning permission.

The first projects were funded through Norfolk Environmental Credits, but a further 16 suppliers have come forward and been funded for either feasibility work (grants to investigate what is possible) or a capital loan to deliver a suitable project.

More environmental solutions are still required, particularly around land use change, creating wetlands and also temporary mitigation to 2030. For more information and to read successful case studies, or if you have a suitable project you are considering, please visit the Nutrient Mitigation Fund website.

A new one-page leaflet “Thinking About a Nutrient Mitigation project” is also available on the website, which may be of particular interest to landowners.