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MP attends nutrient neutrality roundtable at 10 Downing Street

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Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
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River Frome

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, attended a roundtable discussion on nutrient neutrality at 10 Downing Street on the 7th June. The local MP was joined by fellow parliamentarians affected by the management of nitrates and phosphates in Special Protection Areas in their constituencies. Mr Loder attended as the Poole Harbour catchment area is a Special Protection Area, and the River Frome, Piddle, and its tributaries – which all flow through West Dorset constituency - feed into it.

Speaking about the roundtable discussion, Mr Loder said:

“I attended the roundtable today to find solutions to unlock the issues we are facing with housing and planning. Since 2020, nutrient neutrality has had an acute impact on our local planning system and developers, farmers and landowners; all parties are expected to mitigate, and ultimately neutralise, their emissions of nitrates and phosphates from entering Special Protection Areas. I think we need to strike a balance with all interested parties.”

Mr Loder continued:

“A recent consultation inviting all local planning authorities to comment on whether a Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund would unlock housing delivery in catchment areas is a step forward. Additionally, a legislative solution to this matter lies with the return of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to Parliament, which I am continuing to push for”.

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