Source · Select Committees · Built Environment Committee
Recommendation 140
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The cost of providing mitigation varies significantly between individual schemes and across geographic areas.
Conclusion
The cost of providing mitigation varies significantly between individual schemes and across geographic areas. The Country Land and Business Association described nutrient mitigation costs as a “postcode lottery” even within local planning authorities (LPAs). 185 Examples of the charges associated with recreational impact mitigation include North Norfolk at £210.84 per net new residential and tourism accommodation dwelling and Stroud District Council charging £994 per new dwelling. 186 Developers argued these costs reduce the amount of other ‘public good’ provisions developers can deliver including affordable housing. 187
Government Response
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