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Rules on buffer strips that you must follow if you have hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
A service for air quality consultants and regulators in Northern Ireland to carry out and review air pollution assessments for sensitive ecological sites.
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Guidance for insulating suspended timber floors.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer exclosure plot item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the rhododendron control item.
Code of recommendations and guidance for laying hens, meat chickens, ducks, turkeys and other birds bred on farms.
Find out about Compliance Assessment Reports, assessments, inspections and permit reviews, and what the Environment Agency will do if you do not follow the rules.
How to develop a management system for carrying out flood risk activities under an environmental permit.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
How land managers can combine biodiversity units and nutrient credits, and sell them alongside other environmental payments.
Find out how to buy statutory biodiversity credits.
Guidance on the methods that can be used to help manage wild birds like geese, gulls and pigeons without a licence.
Guidance on sustainability reporting requirements for central government annual reports and accounts, which may be used by other public sector bodies.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the equipment to disrupt tramlines in arable areas item.
Outcome of Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 6 which commenced on 27 March 2024.
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
D6 exemption allows you to dispose of small amounts of specific waste that have been produced on site in an incinerator.
Decisions and maps for rights of way orders published within 2026
Guidance for manufacturers and importers.
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