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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the nectar flower mix option.
Woodlands may be eligible for certain tax reliefs and exemptions, depending on the type of woodland and its purpose.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
How to make changes to the legal status of a public right of way.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer control and management item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the educational access option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow laying item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.
How to control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland improvement option.
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.
Recreational organisations like caravan clubs or the Scouts can apply for an exemption to camp without a licence or planning permission.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
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