Planning and development

Protected sites and species: detailed information

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

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Marine sites and species

• Managing fishing in marine protected areas
• Marine Protection Area consultations
• Marine species & wildlife: protection
• Perform a marine seismic or geophysical survey
• Reduce dolphin and porpoise by-catch
• Understand marine conservation byelaws
• Understand and apply for 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

• 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

• Pre-submission screening service: advice on planning proposals affecting protected species
• Protected species and development: advice for local planning authorities
• Wild birds: surveys and monitoring for onshore wind farms