Nutrient Neutrality Credits in Norfolk
Meet nutrient neutrality requirements for your development with phosphorus and nitrogen credits.
Nutrient Mitigation Scheme
If your development falls within the Wensum, Yare or Bure catchments, you must demonstrate nutrient neutrality to secure planning permission.
Wendling Beck offers a fully compliant nutrient mitigation scheme for the Wensum and Yare catchments, providing both phosphorous and nitrogen credits to unlock your development.
With credits available within days and flexible reservation options, your purchase supports landscape-scale nature recovery, improving water quality and biodiversity across Norfolk.
Why Buy Nutrient Neutrality
Credits From
Wendling Beck?
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Your nutrient neutrality credits support the restoration of wetland ecosystems, reducing nutrient levels entering the River Wensum Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
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By using off-site nutrient neutrality credits, you can delegate your 90-year management and monitoring liability to Wendling Beck, allowing you to focus on delivering your development with confidence.
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Our nutrient mitigation scheme has been approved by Natural England and recognised by Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland, and Norwich City Councils. Your credits are secured long-term and fully compliant with planning requirements.
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We can provide advice on the credits your development requires, how to work with your local planning authority and navigating nutrient neutrality requirements efficiently.
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Buy nutrient neutrality credits when you need them and get a contract within days. Or reserve credits ahead in advance of submitting your planning application.
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Your nutrient neutrality credits support a collaborative landscape-scale project involving farmers, landowners, Natural England, local NGOs and local authorities. Your investment contributes to nationally recognised work on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) for nature recovery.
How to Buy Nutrient Neutrality Credits
Send Us Your Results
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Complete our form, including your Nutrient Credit Calculator, site location, and planning application.
Review Your Quote
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We’ll provide a clear, transparent quote for your review.
Purchase Your Credits
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Once agreed, we can issue a contract within days.
Get a Nutrient Neutrality Quote
If you're ready to purchase nutrient neutrality credits or have any questions about our nutrient mitigation scheme, our team is here to help.
✉ info@wendlingbeck.org
☎ 01362 601219
Or complete the form below and we’ll be in touch.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Nutrient neutrality is a planning requirement in England that ensures new developments do not increase nutrient pollution (nitrogen or phosphorus) within protected river catchments.
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It applies to new overnight developments within 27 "unfavourable condition" river catchments in England, as well as designated sites in Wales.
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We currently provide credits in the Yare and Wensum catchments in Norfolk.
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Yes – all legal agreements are secured, enabling us to support immediate transactions.
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We have successfully fulfilled nutrient neutrality planning obligations in Breckland Council, South Norfolk & Broadland Council, and Norwich City Council.
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In order to provide a quote, we will need a copy of your completed Nutrient Credit Calculator, a site location, and a planning application reference.
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Our credits can support a range of developments that fall within nutrient neutrality requirements - this is typically overnight accommodation. Your local planning authority or planning consultant should be able to advise if your development requires nutrient mitigation.
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This depends on the outputs from your Nutrient Credit Calculator. We can advise once we’ve reviewed your completed calculator and planning details.
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Yes – our scheme has been designed in line with Natural England guidance, been approved via their Discretionary Advisory Service, and has been accepted by Local Planning Authorities in our catchments.
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We can typically provide a quote and progress to contract within days, assuming all required information is provided.
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Yes – we can discuss options for reserving credits to support your planning timeline - this will typically require a financial commitment that will vary according to the length of reservation required.
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We currently provide credits for phosphorus and nitrogen in the Yare and Wensum catchments, both Temporary and Permanent.
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Credits are underpinned by long-term land management and legal agreements to ensure environmental benefits are delivered and maintained for the required period.
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We are a landscape-scale habitat restoration project, meaning your investment in nutrient neutrality credits not only unlocks development but also delivers wider biodiversity and climate benefits.