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How to register new rights and make changes to existing rights of common.
As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
Find out if you can legally drive across common land or town and village greens to access your property.
Common land, village greens and right to roam - find out your rights
Your responsibilities and rules to follow for watercourses on or near your property, and permissions you need to do work around them.
The Valuation Office Agency`s technical manual covering all aspects of compulsory purchase and compensation.
Natural England and Environment Agency see justice delivered for nature as landowner sentenced for destruction of part of the River Lugg in Herefordshire.
A Stop Notice has been issued by the Environment Agency to a Norfolk landowner to halt the unauthorised deposit and burning of waste following a major fire last month (May).
A man from County Durham has been ordered to pay £1,251 in fines and costs for obstructing and abusing Environment Agency officers who wanted to conduct a site inspection.
Environment Agency issues warning to prevent landowners becoming a victim at the hands of waste criminals.
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