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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Monthly Archives: April 2014
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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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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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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Defra’s policy response to the advice of the Independent Panel on Forestry.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2014.
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The National Planning Policy Framework sets out government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied.
Department for Communities and Local Government, 2012.
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The home of the National Planning Policy Framework for England. For the first time, planning practice guidance is easily accessible and available online.
Department for Communities and Local Government, 2014.
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The national organisation for small woodlands, standing for living, sustainable woods: alive with wildlife, people and work.
Small Woods, 2014.
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