Collection

Great crested newt licences

Licences for activities affecting great crested newts, a protected species.

• From: Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 9 October 2014
• Last updated: 7 November 2023 — See all updates

Find out how great crested newts are protected.

Great crested newt mitigation licences

• Great crested newts: apply for a mitigation licence (A14)
  • 30 March 2023
  • Form
• Great crested newts: apply for a mitigation class licence for ‘low impact’ work (CL33)
  • 6 November 2023
  • Guidance
• Protected species licences: when to include a reasoned statement with your application
  • 6 March 2023
  • Form
• Protected species licences: references for applications
  • 10 October 2023
  • Guidance

Great crested newt survey and research licences

Your application will need to state how the proposed work will benefit the conservation of great crested newts. You’ll have to:

• provide survey information
• provide the proposed methodology
• provide reasons why this is the best course of action despite the presence of great crested newts
• confirm that there are no other feasible options for achieving the conservation gain which would have less direct impact on the great crested newts
• state clearly which licensable activities will occur, eg disturbance

• Great crested newts: survey or research level 1 licence (CL08)
  • 1 January 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Great crested newts: survey or research level 2 licence (CL09)
  • 1 January 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Great crested newts: report survey or research licence actions
  • 27 September 2019
  • Form
• Protected species licence for science, education or conservation (A29)
  • 9 July 2024
  • Form

Great crested newt possession and sale licences

• Protected animals: licence for taxidermists to own dead animals (GL02)
  • 1 January 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• European protected species: apply for a licence to possess them (A37 and LR37)
  • 8 March 2022
  • Form
• Licence to sell protected plants and animals (A38 and LR38)
  • 1 March 2022
  • Form

Published 9 October 2014
Last updated 7 November 2023 + show all updates

1. 7 November 2023

   A guidance page has been added to this collection about how to apply for a CL33 licence to cover low impact work on great crested newts and their terrestrial habitats.

2. 28 March 2019

   Added great crested newt district level licences.

3. 5 May 2015

   Added explanatory information to what a great crested newt conservation licence application needs.

4. 9 October 2014

   First published.