The Government is investing £47million to unlock stalled homes across England and support its ambition to build 1.5 million homes.
The Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund aims to boost housebuilding through locally led schemes, such as creating new wetlands and upgrading septic tanks, to ensure development is environmentally sustainable.
Seven areas across the country will benefit from a share of £45 million to unblock stalled housing, help more families on to the property ladder and deliver improvements to the natural environment.
Twenty of the largest sites impacted by nutrient neutrality will each receive a further £100,000 to support planning teams who will implement pollution solutions across the local area.
Nutrient pollution is an urgent problem in areas across England, with increased levels of nitrogen and phosphorus damaging natural habitats and harming wildlife.
This can impact housebuilding in areas where the waterways are affected by excess nutrient pollution. The government says it recognises the need to protect these habitats and clean up our water, but it must also build the homes the country needs.
Housing and Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook said: “We must build more homes across the country and unlock growth, but this must not come at the expense of our natural environment.
Through this fund and alongside major reforms to the planning system, we will accelerate housebuilding and deliver nature recovery.”
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