dataset · England
Nutrient Neutrality Catchments (England)
This is a spatial dataset showing the extent and location of surface water catchment area of relevant designated sites, constituting Nutrient Neutrality catchments. Extracted from N2K Diffuse Water Pollution Plans Catchments data alongside WFD catchment data, River Basin Management Plans and Surface Water Catchment mapping in consultation with Area Teams, LPAs and Environment Agency. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright and/or database right 2023. All rights reserved. Contains data
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Evidence quality: 57
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- Nutrient Neutrality catchment boundaries (surface water catchments of relevant designated sites)
- Coverage docs-verified
- England
- Update frequency docs-verified
- As needed (asNeeded)
- Formats docs-verified
- GeoPackage · Shapefile · GeoJSON · File Geodatabase · ESRI REST Feature Service · OGC API - Features · WMS · WFS · ArcGIS layer file (.lyr)
- Access docs-verified
- Free/open. Open Government Licence v3.0, no access conditions.
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Nutrient neutrality screening: check whether a development site lies within a designated-site surface water catchment · Water quality constraints mapping for local plan or planning application site appraisals · Overlaying development boundaries and drainage outfalls on catchments in British National Grid GIS
- Audience llm-inferred
- planning consultants · drainage engineers · water quality and environmental consultants · GIS analysts
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Resolution and mapping scale are not stated in the docs · Compiled from several source datasets and local consultation, so it is not a substitute for a formal Natural England or local planning authority determination · Created 2024-02-15 and revised 2026-04-15; confirm currency before use · Attribution to Natural England, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency and other listed bodies is required
Evidence
- https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=a1af32cc-79b4-4006-ac8f-8c23e63596dd&fileName=Nutrient Neutrality Catchments Metadata.pdf
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/09864c9e-c589-47f3-9566-89d86a31036c/nutrient-neutrality-catchments-england
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.