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Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
See the list of applications to protect or cancel the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
How you can lose your protected allowances on pension savings, how to avoid this and how to tell HMRC if you lose protection.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities (mNLA) in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). This includes ensuring fishing and mNLA management measures are put in place for England’s highly protected marine areas (HPMAs)....
How to assess a planning application when there are protected wild plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
As a planning authority, find out how to review applications that might affect protected sites and areas.
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