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	answer has question	KZCbM9ok
	answer has answering person	Therese Coffey
	answer text	<p>Natural England estimates that the Woking pilot has cost approximately £31,000 and involved the equivalent staff time of 2.75 full time employees. The pilot scheme in Kent will cost £180,000, with funding for this being provided jointly from The Department of Communities and Local Government and The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p><p> </p><p>The new licensing approach replaces site by site licensing with a new system of district planning level licensing with surveys and habitat compensation undertaken proactively at the district level by Natural England and the local authority.</p><p> </p><p>It will reduce costs for Natural England and costs, uncertainty and risk of delay for developers, while at the same time enhancing the conservation status of Great Crested Newts.</p><p> </p>
	answer given date	2017-03-31
	answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	written answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has written answer	UGyEMDj9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has answer	UGyEMDj9
KZCbM9ok	question has answer	UGyEMDj9
Therese Coffey	answering person has answer	UGyEMDj9