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A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
The Department for Education's (DfE) sustainability leadership and climate action plans initiative.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
How to identify, stop the spread and dispose of Japanese knotweed in England.
Official Veterinarians (OVs) and Food Competent Certifying Officers (FCCOs) in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.
When you need to use movement licences.
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
Funding for local authorities to deliver energy performance and low carbon heating upgrades to low-income homes in England.
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
You must identify and classify your waste before you send it for recycling or disposal. This makes sure you or anyone handling your waste deals with it properly.
Register exemptions to store, treat, use or dispose of waste. Deregister exemptions you no longer need and update details that have changed.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Guidance on what BNG is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
How to report dead wild birds.
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
Check if you need to apply for an environmental permit, formerly known as a flood defence consent, and get the forms you need.
How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
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