Templates and Guidance
The following templates and guidance are provided to assist applicants with preparing Nutrient Neutrality And Mitigation Statements, shadow Habitat Regulations Assessments as well as providing additional guidance on nutrient neutrality opportunities:
- Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
- Interim Guidance on Small Scale Thresholds
- Package Treatment Plants and Septic Tanks Advice Note September 2022
- Somerset Nutrient Information Request Sheet
- Nutrient Neutrality Mitigation Statement guidance
- Phosphate Shadow HRA: Project Level Appropriate Assessment Template
- Discharge of Conditions Guidance
- Unilateral Undertakings
Useful Information
Letters
- Natural England Advice to LPAs on Nutrients in the Somerset Levels and Moors (17 Aug 2020)
- Letter to the Secretary of State from all Somerset Authorities (3 Dec 2020)
- Letter of Response from Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP for MHCLG (26 Jan 2021)
- Letter to Secretaries of State from Somerset Authorities (23 Jul 2021)
- Steve Double MP Letter (1 Sep 2022)
- Letter from Rebecca Pow MP (5 Oct 2021)
- Letter to Rebecca Pow MP (29 Oct 2021)
- Letter from Rebecca Pow MP (28 Mar 2022)
Presentations
- Wessex Water: Phosphorus and Development in Somerset presentation
- Phosphates Agents Forum Presentation (11 Dec 2020)
- Agents Forum Presentation (5 Jul 2022)
Other
- Somerset West and Taunton Legal Summary
- Natural England SSSI Condition Briefing Note (24 May 2021)
- Phosphates Q and A version 9 (16 Dec 2022)
- Matters regarding Development in relation to the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar Site Guidance Note (Oct 2020)
External Links
- Wessex Water: Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan
- Wessex Water: Position Statement
- Natural England: Introduction to Freshwater Wetlands for Improving Water Quality
- The Rivers Trust and the Constructed Wetland Association: Constructed Wetland Hub
- Planning Advisory Service: Legal Advice on Habitats Regulations for LPAs