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From the 1 April 2026 you must pay the Environment Agency (greenhouse gas emissions) charges for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
Apply to replace a time limited licence or condition that is expiring.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
When you need consent or permit to discharge from water supply assets to surface waters. How to carry out a risk assessment and how to apply.
Guidance on where marine licensing applies and what the key terms mean.
How the Environment Agency and its partners will maintain and upgrade flood defences in the Thames Estuary to adapt to rising sea levels.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Understand the import rules for food products that contain multiple products of animal origin (POAO).
How to assess and report B2C and B2B electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) products.
This guidance explains the appropriate measures that apply to regulated facilities permitted to treat or transfer separate collections of waste batteries.
Guidance to help aircraft operators understand and meet their compliance obligations under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the plant groups of trees in large guards item.
Large producers can check packaging that is commonly collected or has limited collection at kerbside by UK local authorities.
Guidance if you are intending to slaughter animals for human consumption or as food for other animals.
Cross compliance ended on 31 December 2023. If you are a farmer or land manager, find out what this means for you.
How to get your site approved, the category your site falls into, the type of incinerator you need and how it must be maintained.
Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 decisions issued by the Planning Inspectorate and published after 1 January 2023
Marketing standards for poultry meat producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities (mNLA) in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). This includes ensuring fishing and mNLA management measures…
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