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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the creation of lowland wood pasture option. This option is now available in both the lowlands and the uplands.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer fencing item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pond management (first 100 sq m) item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent grassland with very low inputs in SDAs option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the enhanced overwinter stubble option.
Your responsibilities as a public body when carrying out or approving works on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the yard - underground drainage pipework item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the maintenance of weatherproof traditional farm buildings option.
How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
Recreational organisations like caravan clubs or the Scouts can apply for an exemption to camp without a licence or planning permission.
How to make changes to the legal status of a public right of way.
Find out if you can legally drive across common land or town and village greens to access your property.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting standard hedgerow tree item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of grassland for target features option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland infrastructure item.
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.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the autumn sown bumblebird mix option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the Squirrel control and management item.
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