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How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
This guidance has been jointly produced by Defra, Forestry Commission and Natural England to help ensure that proposals for afforestation identify and avoid important breeding wader sites.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
An evaluation of the impact of sediment on breeding salmonids across Dartmoor Training Area.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
How to manage Eurasian beavers on your land without a licence and when you need a licence in England.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
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