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As published
60 Scope of an EDP: area, kind and volume of development and time period
(1) An EDP must specify the development to which it applies by reference to—
(a) the area in which the development may be undertaken (the “development area”), and
(b) the kind of development.
(2) The development area must be an area in—
(a) England, or
(b) the waters adjacent to England up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea.
(3) An EDP may—
(a) provide that it does not apply to development in specified areas within the development area, or
(b) specify as the development area an area that is comprised of separate parcels of land.
(4) An EDP must—
(a) include a map showing the boundaries of the development area, and
(b) set out the reasons for its application to the development area and, where relevant, the reasons for excluding any area under subsection (3)(a).
(5) An EDP must specify the maximum amount of development to which it may apply.
(6) The maximum amount of development may be specified in any way that Natural England considers appropriate, which may, for example, be by reference to—
(a) the area covered by the development,
(b) measurements of floor space,
(c) numbers of buildings or of units within buildings,
(d) values or expected values, or
(e) in the case of development that is a nationally significant infrastructure project within the meaning of the Planning Act 2008, any measurement of the scale of the project that is used for the purposes of Part 3 of that Act.
(7) An EDP must specify—
(a) the date on which it comes into force (the “EDP start date”), and
(b) the date on which it expires (the “EDP end date”), which must be before the end of the period of ten years beginning with the EDP start date.
Your change, as a redline
60 Scope of an EDP: area, kind and volume of development and time period
(1) An EDP must specify the development to which it applies by reference to—
(a) the area in which the development may be undertaken (the “development area”), and
(b) the kind of development.
(2) The development area must be an area in—
(a) England, or
(b) the waters adjacent to England up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea.
(3) An EDP may—
(a) provide that it does not apply to development in specified areas within the development area, or
(b) specify as the development area an area that is comprised of separate parcels of land.
(4) An EDP must—
(a) include a map showing the boundaries of the development area, and
(b) set out the reasons for its application to the development area and, where relevant, the reasons for excluding any area under subsection (3)(a).
(5) An EDP must specify the maximum amount of development to which it may apply.
(6) The maximum amount of development may be specified in any way that Natural England considers appropriate, which may, for example, be by reference to—
(a) the area covered by the development,
(b) measurements of floor space,
(c) numbers of buildings or of units within buildings,
(d) values or expected values, or
(e) in the case of development that is a nationally significant infrastructure project within the meaning of the Planning Act 2008, any measurement of the scale of the project that is used for the purposes of Part 3 of that Act.
(7) An EDP must specify—
(a) the date on which it comes into force (the “EDP start date”), and
(b) the date on which it expires (the “EDP end date”), which must be before the end of the period of ten years beginning with the EDP start date.
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