Nature Restoration Fund

Nature. Photo by Florian van Duyn on Unsplash

Published On: 1st January 2026

The Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) is part of Part 3 the Planning and Infrastructure Act. It provides for Natural England to submit draft Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs) to the Secretary of State. If the EDP is approved, this will allow developers to discharge their relevant responsibilities by paying a levy to meet environmental responsibilities relating to certain protected sites and species.

The Government has published a policy paper on implementing the NRF and DEFRA has issued a blog about it for for nature markets and the wider sector.

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