This Practice Note describes the process of brownfield regeneration to woodland in order to inform project planning, raise awareness of lessons learnt from past projects, and provide guidance to practitioners so that they avoid common pitfalls.
Forestry Commission, 2014.
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Best practice: developer guidance


Fact sheets and case studies produced by the National Urban Forestry Unit. Now held by the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham.
National Urban Forestry Unit, 1995-2005.
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This new guide explores the practical challenges and solutions to integrating trees in 21st century streets, civic spaces and surface car parks, detailing process, design and technical options. It will be of particular interest to highway engineers, public realm professionals and tree specialists.
Trees & Design Action Group, 2014.
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To help protect Britain’s forests, a felling licence from the Forestry Commission is required to fell trees. It is an offence to fell trees without a licence if an exemption does not apply. The overall process is described in a Quick Guide and full details are available.
Forestry Commission, 2014.
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These Regulations make provision for the protection of important hedgerows in England and Wales.
Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions & Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1997.
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Standing advice is Natural England/Forestry Commission’s way of providing a consistent level of advice, which can be applied to any planning application that could affect ancient woodland and veteran trees.
Natural England & Forestry Commission, 2014.
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The Forestry Commission is a statutory consultee for major infrastructure that could affect forests and woodlands, and on conditions on the after-use of minerals sites for forestry. It is a non-statutory consultee on developments in or within 500m of an ancient woodland. Advice is provided.
Forestry Commission, 2014.
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This revised table lists the statutory consultation requirements for applications for planning permission and for heritage applications.
Department for Communities & Local Government, 2014.
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Why housebuilders invest in landscape.
Landscape Institute, 2014.
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