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Sets out special provisions for Crown development for dealing with security-sensitive information in planning applications.
What to do if your land is affected by extreme weather, such as flooding, extreme heat or drought.
How the Ministry of Defence estate is adapting to climate change, including nature conservation on the estate.
When and how to tell neighbours about building works on party walls, what to do if you've been notified of works, how to come to an agreement
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
Fund of up to £7 million will boost access to nature and support rural communities across England to become more green-fingered
Who does DUS (distinctiveness, uniformity and stability) testing in the UK, what they test for and how to contact them.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
The T23 exemption allows you to compost small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to spread on soil to add nutrients or improve the structure.
Guidance to help local councils adapt to new rules now that the UK has left the EU and the transition period has ended.
Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.
Your responsibilities as a public body when carrying out or approving works on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
Midland Region, Deputy Regional Judge Nigel Gravells on 9 Februray 2022
A collection of 18th-century drawings by botanical artist Simon Taylor (1742-1796) valued at £17,640 is at risk of leaving the UK unless a domestic buyer is found.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Robert Latham, Evelyn Flint FRICS and Owen Miller on Date 21 February 2022
Malnutrition caused by lack of micronutrients in the daily diets of people in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda is an urgent problem
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
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