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How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
How to assess a planning application when there are badgers on or near a proposed development site.
How to make changes to the legal status of a public right of way.
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland improvement option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the 4m to 6m buffer strip on cultivated land option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the educational access option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the rainwater goods item.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of hedgerows option.
Information for pest controllers about the rules for using glue traps to catch rodents and how to apply for a licence.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supply and plant tree item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the woodland management plan item.
How to prepare or review a management plan for a Protected Landscape in England.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations protect uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land. Find out when and how to get permission to make changes to land.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the agroforestry plan item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the Squirrel control and management item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pipework associated with livestock troughs item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
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