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Apply for a licence to burn on deep peat within a protected site

How to apply for a licence from Defra to burn heather or grass on deep peat within a protected site.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 June 2021
• Last updated: 3 October 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Guidance: how to apply for a licence to burn on deep peat within a protected site

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Licence application form to burn on deep peat within a protected site

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Continuation sheet for additional burns

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Privacy notice: applications for a licence under The Heather and Grass etc Burning (England) Regulations 2007 and 2021

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Check if you need a licence to burn heather, rough grass and other vegetation.

Before you fill in the form, read the guidance ‘how to apply for a licence to burn on deep peat within a protected site’.

This form is for a licence to burn heather, rough grass and other vegetation (including gorse, bracken and Vaccinium species such as bilberries) which is both:

• on peat deeper than 40cm (also known as blanket bog)
• within a site of special scientific interest (SSSI), and either a special area of conservation (SAC) or a special protection area (SPA)

Published 18 June 2021
Last updated 3 October 2023 + show all updates

1. 3 October 2023

   Updated the details, guidance, form and continuation sheet.

2. 18 June 2021

   First published.