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Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
When you need a licence, when you can burn and how to burn safely.
What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
What you need to do as a developer to meet biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Apply to join the Natural England great crested newt district level licensing scheme as a developer, ecologist or landowner.
How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Use this service to find out the rules, and the pest or disease risks for importing plants, plant products or seeds to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for commercial use.
How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Find out what to do and how much it costs to register a biodiversity gain site.
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
How to assess a planning application when there are great crested newts on or near a proposed development site.
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