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What happens when you opt to tax (charge VAT on) land and buildings, when you need permission and when to notify HMRC about your decision.
An accelerated licensing process may apply to some applications for dredging activity.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
What you must do to protect the welfare of animals during transport.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
Guidance on the content of a Development Consent Order required for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
How to trial new operating models and technologies at regulated facilities.
Guidance for accountable bodies for English Investment Zones wishing to award grant subsidies under the English Investment Zones Subsidy Scheme.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Advises on how planning can manage potential noise impacts in new development.
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Follow this guidance when you want to get spend approval for commercial activities costing £20 million or more excluding VAT.
How to use a before-and-after study to evaluate your digital health product.
Find out if Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) or specified generator regulations apply to your operations.
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