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How to register new rights and make changes to existing rights of common.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
You may need to complete a wildfire management plan if you're applying for a licence to burn heather or grass on peat deeper than 30cm in a less favoured area.
Addendum to the terms and conditions, and summary of changes, for 2nd edition (2008), 3rd edition (2010) and 4th edition (2013), Entry Level, Organic Entry Level, Uplands Entry Level and Higher Level Stewardship handbooks.
How to create a landscape sensitivity assessment to inform decisions on the planning and management of land use change which influence spatial planning.
Hearing and inquiry notices and decisions for common land applications.
How to set up a commons council to manage common land.
When you get a Special Nature Conservation Order (SNCO) and how to challenge it, what a stop notice means, and get consent for restricted activities that affect European sites.
Steps farmers and land managers must take before applying for Countryside Stewardship on common land and shared grazing.
You may need to complete a restoration plan if you're applying for a licence to burn heather or grass on peat deeper than 30cm in a less favoured area.
Handbook and software to help assess the risks of radioactively contaminated land exposure for human health.
Find out how you could do the SFI action for moorland.
What farmers and land managers must know about slurry separators, storing and applying separated materials.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2016.
Guidance on registering town and village greens.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2017.
New guidance from 2015 for adding or transferring land and making changes to options under your Environmental Stewardship agreement.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2018.
How to consult Natural England when proposing changes to your green.
When you need an environmental permit, licence or to address planning considerations to mitigate nutrient pollution.
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