Somerset Council has launched a ‘call for sites’ which will run for 8 weeks from 20 May 2024. The deadline for submissions is 15 July 2024.
The ‘call for sites’ seeks submissions of land for the potential delivery of phosphate mitigation schemes (with nutrient mitigation funding available to assist delivery, subject to eligibility criteria) and/or Biodiversity Net Gain schemes, to support the delivery of new development in Somerset.
This responds to commitments the Council has made in its Interim Delivery Strategy for the Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund and in the Somerset Biodiversity Net Gain Guidance Note to run a ‘call for sites’ to identify, assess, prioritise and enable suitable off-site solutions in Somerset.
The ‘call for sites’ aims to understand the level of interest from landowners, land promoters and land managers, with sites put forward to be assessed through a transparent process and criteria. Prioritised sites will then go on to enter negotiations to legally secure the promoted land for these purposes with the Council.
