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​​Homes subject to nutrient neutrality requirements: ad hoc analytical release�

​​Analytical note explaining calculations behind the estimate of the number of homes that would be freed from nutrient neutrality requirements.

Applies to England

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​​On 29 August 2023 the government announced that it would be removing housing development from nutrient neutrality requirements. This was further referenced in a on 4 September 2023.

​This release sets out DLUHC’s estimate of the number of homes that would otherwise have been subject to nutrient neutrality requirements resulting from »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

​»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp estimate is based on past levels of housebuilding in nutrient neutrality catchment areas in England.

​This is an ad-hoc analytical release and does not constitute an Official Statistics or National Statistics release.

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Published 11 September 2023

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