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What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
How to set up a commons council to manage common land.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
This document provides general guidance to electricity companies that propose applying to the Secretary of State for the grant of a necessary…
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
A beginner's guide on assessing whether a proposed housing project is financially viable.
Gives key advice on open space, sports and recreation facilities, public rights of way and the new Local Green Space designation.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
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 councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
Complete this form to apply to record allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development.
If you’re a farmer, landowner or grower, you can request changes to your digital maps and register new land online. You can also transfer or remove land.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
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