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Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
How the Ministry of Defence estate is adapting to climate change, including nature conservation on the estate.
Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
This page tells you how to identify common constraints and designations within your forestry project’s proposal area and sets out what you must consider or do in relation to individual constraints.
How to assess a planning application when there are bats on or near a proposed development site.
How to create and implement a conservation covenant agreement to preserve your land in England.
Advises on enhancing and conserving the historic environment.
This series brings together all documents relating to State of Conservation Reports.
A military prison restoration project delivered under the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Portfolio has won a prestigious Defence conservation award.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
How to assess a planning application when there are water voles 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 to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
Explains the legislation governing Tree Preservation Orders and tree protection in conservation areas.
Check with your local council before doing building work on your home if you live in a conservation area
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