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How the Environment Agency charges for activities that need an environmental permit and the charges you must pay.
Information about getting permission to enter, disturb or change coal mines or coal managed or owned by the Mining Remediation Authority that’s on your property.
Map showing the local nature recovery strategy (LNRS) areas in England and the responsible authority who will lead the preparation of each strategy.
Local authority regulators must use this statutory process guidance note 5/2 (25) to assess applications and write permits for crematoria.
How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.
Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.
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).
When you can get permission to trap or remove crayfish in England, how to apply, and rules to follow.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Find out if and by when you need to apply for a medium combustion plant directive (MCPD) environmental permit to meet air quality requirements.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
Guidance for Environmental Stewardship agreement holders on how to claim an annual or capital payment.
Understand which licence you need to bring together captive birds, and the rules you must follow to prevent the spread of bird flu.
How councils assess and deal with nuisance odours from industrial, trade and business premises.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Use this service to view and share your licence information and to submit abstraction returns. Find out about water abstraction alerts.
Anglia rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
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