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Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as provide benefits to woodland owners and society.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
How to carry out and use landscape and seascape character assessments.
Over 1,560 hectares of rare upland habitats safeguarded in landscape-scale conservation project.
Guidance to help local councils in developing policies for renewable and low carbon energy and identifies the planning considerations.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
How to identify common constraints and designations in your forestry project’s proposal area and what action to take in relation to individual constraints.
Learn how good edge design can create woodlands that fit well into the landscape, benefit management and resilience, enrich biodiversity and provide inspiring places for people.
How to create a landscape sensitivity assessment to inform decisions on the planning and management of land use change which influence spatial planning.
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