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Find out how you could do the SFI actions for soils.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
Information on inspecting garden and boundary walls
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.
How to manage Eurasian beavers on your land without a licence and when you need a licence in England.
This page gives a checklist of actions that applicants must complete before submitting a forestry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application.
How to assess a planning application when there are ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Guidance to help local councils in developing policies for renewable and low carbon energy and identifies the planning considerations.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
Use Natural England’s advice packages to find out if your activity, proposal or area has a potential impact on MPAs and the species and habitats within them.
Find out about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for buffer strips, what land is eligible and what you need to do to get paid.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
Find out what you can do to prevent or help minimise the introduction, establishment, spread and impacts of tree pests and diseases in the UK.
Information about the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, including how to report sightings.
Find woodland agreements, felling licences and other designations or features on any chosen area of land in England.
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