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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the creation of successional areas and scrub option.
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
How to create a landscape sensitivity assessment to inform decisions on the planning and management of land use change which influence spatial planning.
Guidance on various aspects of the planning system, given in letters to chief planning officers of local planning authorities.
Advice on the role of the Green Belt in the planning system.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
This scheme gives guidance on how to apply for a grant towards VAT on the construction, repair and maintenance of public memorials.
Farmers and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to protect and restore thousands of acres of the English landscape.
What land use codes to use in 2023 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Countryside Stewardship (CS).
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
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