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Information about the Land Use Dialogues engagement programme which explores the UK's most pressing land use challenges.
Who's responsible for cleaning up contaminated land and how you know if your business is on a contaminated site
Land can be contaminated by things like: heavy metals, such as arsenic,…
Your local council or an environment agency will decide if your land is…
The rules for who’s responsible for contamination and how to deal with it…
Provides guidance on making effective use of land, including planning for higher density development.
Advice on how to ensure that development is suitable to its ground condition and how to avoid risks caused by unstable land or subsidence.
This collection brings together all documents relating to land use change statistics.
Technical guidance on the management of contaminated land including how to investigate, assess and manage the risks.
Provides guiding principles on how planning can deal with land affected by contamination.
Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.
Guidance on identifying, acquiring and disposing of land, determining site feasibility, due diligence, and managing risks associated with brownfield sites.
Search for local land charges on land and property.
Find woodland agreements, felling licences and other designations or features on any chosen area of land in England.
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
The Land Registration Rule Committee (LRRC) advises the Secretary of State on making land registration rules and specifying service fees for land registration and information services. This expert committee was established under the Land Registration Act 2002.
Find out if your land is eligible for an SFI agreement.
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
Common land, village greens and right to roam - find out your rights
Registering land or property in England - first time registration, transfer of ownership, changing your details on the register, where to register in Scotland or Northern Ireland
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
The Land CEMA Programme aims to integrate people with cyber and electromagnetic technologies, to exploit opportunities and gain military advantage.
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