Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025

95 Duty of co-operation E+W

(1) A public authority in England must co-operate with Natural England and give it such reasonable assistance as it requests in connection with the preparation or implementation of an EDP.

(2) The things that a public authority may be required to do under the duty in subsection (1) include, in particular—

(a) the provision of information to Natural England;

(b) the imposition or variation of a condition of development;

(c) assistance with the implementation of conservation measures.

(3) A public authority must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State about how the duty in subsection (1) is to be complied with.

(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a) a court or tribunal,

(b) either House of Parliament, or

(c) a person exercising a parliamentary function.

(5) The duty in subsection (1) does not operate to require a disclosure or use of information that would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure or use would do so, the duty is to be taken into account).

(6) In this section “data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 95 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 118(3)

I2 S. 95 in force at 19.12.2025 by S.I. 2025/1370, reg. 3(2)(i)