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This guidance is intended to explain how local authorities should implement the regime on contaminated land.
Increase flood resilience with Natural Flood Management
Defra’s framework for local authorities to make best use of their powers and make air quality improvements for their communities.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This document explains and gives guidance on issues which are likely to arise from the regulations on private sewers transfer.
How to apply for authorisation to import, move or keep specified material and the fees you must pay.
Process guidance notes (PG notes) on emission controls ('Part B' activities).
How to register as a spring water producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market spring water.
Application form and guidance notes for a part B10 flood risk activities environmental permit.
When to use hydrological and hydraulic modelling as part of a flood risk assessment for a planning application, and the expected standards.
Lookup tables of the Rural Urban Classification for both small area geographies and higher level geographies.
List of approved blood testing laboratories to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
Defra's plan to clean up our waters and ensure a plentiful supply for the future.
This circular gives advice to local authorities on recording, managing and maintaining, protecting and changing public rights of way.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
How to record and report fluorinated gas (F gas) you produce, import, export or destroy in Great Britain.
The Agricultural Price Index (API) is a set of indices of the prices paid and received by UK farmers for agricultural goods and services.
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
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