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When you need consent for a proposed operation or management change on land in a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) and how to apply.
How a competent authority must decide if a plan or project proposal that affects a European site can go ahead.
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve National Landscapes, National Parks and the Broads.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
Request initial informal advice or paid advice from Natural England about consent for activities on your SSSI land.
Find out how to identify, protect and manage ridge and furrow earthworks in forestry projects.
How Natural England assesses the condition of SSSIs, and the condition improvement process.
How Natural England will tell you if your land is selected as a site of special scientific interest, or if there are changes to its designation.
How public bodies can get advice from Natural England about notice and getting assent for activities on protected sites.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
Find out about Natural England’s proposal to designate an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Find out when and how to appeal if Natural England refuses you consent to carry out an activity on a site of special scientific interest.
Find out how to appeal if Natural England serves you with a management notice for works on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
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.
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