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What counts as a statutory nuisance and how councils can deal with complaints by issuing an abatement notice.
Payments for farmers who carry out eligible agricultural activities, what you need to know and do before you can apply for an annual payment.
Find out when you need to do a flood risk assessment as part of your planning application, how to complete one and how it's processed.
The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
Read about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for low input grassland, what land is eligible for each action and what you need to do to get paid.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
Guidance to help companies comply with the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting regulations, including greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting.
How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors (including retailers).
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Common causes of artificial light nuisance, lights that are exempt and how councils can assess light.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Farmers who keep cattle, sheep and pigs can get funding to pay for a vet to visit their farm and carry out a health and welfare review of their livestock.
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