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Views sought on further amendments to permitted development rights for petroleum development and duration of groundwater monitoring boreholes.
The environmental permit, consent and licence you may need before you install a ground source or surface water source heating or cooling system.
Financial sanctions are in place for persons involved in unauthorised drilling activities. To date, no targets have been designated by the UK.
If you are developing a site within a coalfield area you may need to give additional consideration to the proposed drainage and infiltration.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
Sellafield Ltd is committed to keeping the public informed about operations on the Sellafield site.
Information about getting permission to enter, disturb or change coal mines or coal managed or owned by the Coal Authority that’s on your property.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Check if you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for a new closed loop ground source heating and cooling system.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
How to comply with environmental permitting regulations to abstract deep geothermal energy.
National Geological Screening for a GDF - Pennines region
Classifying and coding extractive waste for onshore oil and gas activities and best available techniques (BAT) for managing extractive waste.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
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