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Rules that apply to the sale of sites previously acquired by government departments and in defence.
Apply for your site to be approved to host heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 4 tests.
The government introduced a number of measures through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 to incentivise the prompt build-out of housing sites. This update outlines recent progress in the implementation of these measures and next steps.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
Sets out how we will jointly develop and deliver proposals, including the co-development process and overall delivery governance.
The Environment Agency’s role in the development and regulation of a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
Get information about biodiversity gain sites and any off-site gains allocated to developments.
How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.
This guidance provides information about permission in principle - a new planning consent route.
Sets out special provisions for Crown development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.
When publishing your developer contributions data, follow this guidance on how to format, label and publish the data.
Guidance on 5 year housing land supply and Housing Delivery Test.
How the Ministry of Defence estate is adapting to climate change, including nature conservation on the estate.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
The Land Hub is an interactive map that features sites we intend to sell within the next 6 months.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
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