Guidance and regulation

When and how local planning authorities, developers and their agents should use climate change allowances in flood risk assessments.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 27 May 2022

How to assess and manage the risks from land contamination.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 20 July 2023

• LCRM: Before you start

  Land contamination can harm: human health drinking water supplies,…

• LCRM: Stage 1 risk assessment

  You can only do a land contamination risk assessment if you meet the…

• LCRM: Stage 2 options appraisal

  You must meet the requirements of a competent person to do an options…

• LCRM: Stage 3 remediation and verification

  How to develop a remediation strategy, implement it and verify remediation…

Apply to join a district level licensing scheme to develop land that may affect great crested newts and supply any survey data you collect.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 11 December 2023

• How to join the great crested newt district level licensing scheme

  If you’re a developer proposing to develop land where great crested newts…

• Ecologists: how to provide pond and waterbody data for district level licensing

  This guide is for ecologists who survey great crested newts at development…

How developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 12 April 2024

How to assess planning proposals that may affect great crested newts if the developer applies to use the Natural England district level licensing (DLL) scheme.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 25 July 2022

Information on peak river flow allowances for flood risk assessments, and flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 28 February 2022

Find out when you must consult Natural England or the Environment Agency if you're preparing plans or considering development proposals.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 6 December 2023

Standing advice for local planning authorities, developers and ecologists for assessing the impacts of wind farms on wild birds.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 9 June 2015

How to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 25 October 2023

A tool designed to help individuals and teams identify the skills and capacity of their organisation.

• From: Homes England
• Updated: 2 November 2023

If you are developing a site within a coalfield area you may need to give additional consideration to the proposed drainage and infiltration.

• From: Coal Authority
• Updated: 14 November 2018

Find out when to prepare a water cycle study for your proposed development plan document, or development, and what to focus on.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 6 January 2021

What local planning authorities and developers should consider for development proposals and how to use agricultural land classification (ALC).

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 5 February 2021

The standard terms that apply when we charge for giving planning or marine licence advice.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 April 2024

Find out which environmental agencies you need to consult about your neighbourhood plan, neighbourhood development order or CRTBO.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 14 November 2016

Mine water blocks are a set of flooded collieries which are interconnected and exhibit a continuous gradient of water level across their area.

• From: Coal Authority
• Updated: 14 November 2018