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Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as a wide range of benefits to the woodland owner and society.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
How to carry out and use landscape and seascape character assessments.
Supports effective delivery of planning application process.
Guidance to help local councils in developing policies for renewable and low carbon energy and identifies the planning considerations.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), National Parks and the Broads.
Farmers and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to protect and restore thousands of acres of the English landscape.
Find out about our series of sensitivity maps which indicate where there are likely to be fewer sensitivities to woodland creation in England.
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.
Review of evidence on assessing and valuing landscape quality and its aesthetic dimensions.
This report presents a summary of engagement undertaken, the landscape character assessment, the photomontages and assessment matrices for MA05.
This report presents a summary of engagement undertaken, the landscape character assessment, the photomontages and assessment matrices for MA04.
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