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You must get a county parish holding (CPH) number if you keep livestock as a business, hobby or pet in England.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Where you’ll find Clean Air Zones, how to check if you’ll need to pay a charge and create a business account, and what support or exemptions are available.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
Register and pay for exemptions to store, treat, use or dispose of waste. Deregister exemptions you no longer need and update details that have changed.
Find contact forms, telephone numbers and email addresses for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Planning practice guidance on biodiversity net gain. Biodiversity net gain is a way of creating and improving biodiversity by requiring development to have a positive impact (‘net gain’) on biodiversity.
Technical guidance on how to assess and classify waste.
A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Food safety management procedures for small businesses in England and Wales.
Find out when and how to apply for CSHT funding and how to manage your agreement.
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
Get help if you’re having problems using the Rural Payments service, check when service maintenance is planned, or report a technical issue.
This document details Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and Harmonised System (HS) codes that are eligible for BICS.
When you may need an environmental permit or licence for activities that could pollute, increase flood risk, affect land drainage or affect water resources. Check the rules and get advice before you start operating.
When permitted or licensed organisations must report controlled waste using the ‘Report receipt of waste’ service.
Sign in to your Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) installer account to apply for vouchers and track the progress of your applications.
The type of seasonal work on farms, who can apply, where you can find work, how to avoid scams and working on UK farms.
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