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Check how coastal flood and erosion risks will be managed in your area.
As an owner or manager of land in the coastal margin, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
How Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) will produce additional benefits for riverside communities through riverside strategies.
How fishing is assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
Guidance on the preparation of second generation Shoreline Management Plans (SMP).
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Advises on how planning can ensure water quality and the delivery of adequate water and wastewater infrastructure.
Increase flood resilience with natural flood management.
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.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Advice for British people on staying safe when travelling abroad by sea, including piracy, armed robbery and security risks in particular regions.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
Guidance on plan-making.
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
Introducing 3 innovative programmes to improve resilience to flooding and coastal change.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
A new section of the King Charles III England Coast Path has been opened, giving the public access to some of Norfolk’s coastline for the first time.
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