Planning and development

Protected sites and species: detailed information

• From: Natural England, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Marine Management Organisation, Environment Agency, Animal and Plant Health Agency
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  Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland), Closed organisation: Department for International Development, Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Forestry Commission, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Ministry of Defence, Natural Resources Wales, and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

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Marine sites and species

• Closed fishing areas
• Managing fisheries in marine protected areas
• Marine Protection Area consultations
• Marine species: protection
• Reduce dolphin and porpoise by-catch
• Understand marine conservation byelaws
• Understand marine wildlife licences and report an incident
• Wreck and salvage law

Science and evidence

• Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Master Data Register (MDR)
• Scientific Framework Agreement 2012-2016

Land sites

• Ancient woodland, ancient trees and veteran trees: protecting them from development
• Conservation objectives for land-based protected sites in England: how to use the site advice
• Construction near protected areas and wildlife
• Developers: get environmental advice on your planning proposals
• Planning and transport authorities: get environmental advice on planning
• Natural England designations programme for areas, sites and trails
• Protected sites and areas: how to review planning applications
• Sites of special scientific interest: managing your land
• Sites of special scientific interest: public body responsibilities

Land species

• Badgers: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Bats: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Freshwater and migratory fish: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Freshwater pearl mussel: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Great crested newts: advice for local planning authorities
• Hazel or common dormice: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Invertebrates: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Natterjack toads: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Otters: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Plants: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Pre-submission screening service: advice on planning proposals affecting protected species
• Protected species and development: advice for local planning authorities
• Reptiles: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Water voles: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• White-clawed crayfish: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Wild birds: surveys and mitigation for development projects
• Wild birds: surveys and monitoring for onshore wind farms