Environmental Delivery Plans
(asked on 2nd January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what circumstances Natural England may propose that an Environmental Delivery Plan be made mandatory.
Answered by
Mary Creagh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 9th January 2026
The majority of Environmental Delivery Plans are expected to be voluntary.
In exceptional circumstances it is possible for Environmental Delivery Plans to be mandatory if it is recommended by Natural England and the Secretary of State agrees that this is necessary.
Further detail on the circumstances in which Natural England may propose mandatory Environmental Delivery Plans will be set out in guidance.