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The sale of land is determined by the potential number of homes that a housing developer or registered provider can build on a given site.
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.
You have the right to access some land for walking or certain other…
You can walk on all public rights of way. Some public rights of way are…
You can access some land across England without having to use paths - this…
You may be able to access private land if the landowner has agreed to let…
Hearing and inquiry notices and decisions for common land applications in 2023, 2024 and 2025
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
As an owner or manager of land in the coastal margin, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
The commons listed on this page now have more eligible area to allocate for certain years of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS), Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) 2010 or Uplands Transitional Payment (UTP).
Find out which SFI or CS Higher Tier management actions, or capital items are eligible to use on land that’s conditionally exempt from Inheritance Tax.
Annual statistics on the Ministry of Defence's land holdings.
Find out when you can apply ash, shellfish shells and eggshells to land as fertiliser without processing.
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