Major development: The nitrogen budget and developer contribution (cost recovery) fees are both based on the expected water use (water output) of the development, and will therefore need to be calculated in the same way, as agreed with the Case Officer.
Minor development: while a Nitrogen Budget for the development will still need to be calculated, to determine the scale of impact of the proposal and the amount of the Council’s mitigation credit required (if applicable), the fee will be calculated as a flat rate of £200 per unit (or per bedspace for hotel development).
It is advised that the Council’s Nitrogen Budget Excel document, based on Natural England’s methodology (as of June 2019), is used to calculate the water output of the development.