by westoncompliance | Jul 2, 2026 | Defra, Environment Agency, MMO, Natural England, Onshore, Planning, UK
Natural England has updated the advice for developers on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in principle and technical details consent, by updating the ‘Request Environment Agency advice’...
by westoncompliance | Apr 2, 2026 | Licensing, Natural England, UK, Wildlife
Natural England has updated the guidance on licencing to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, and public health and safety with a link to the new online form to apply for a licence to kill, take or disturb wild birds (A08 and A09). This replaces the...
by westoncompliance | Jan 23, 2026 | Environment, Habitat, Natural England, Onshore, UK, Wildlife
Natural England has updated the guidance regarding licenses to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety by updating the wording to make it clear that Natural England, rather than Defra, are now responsible for general licences for...
by westoncompliance | Jul 28, 2025 | Environment, Licensing, Natural England, Onshore, UK, Wildlife
Natural England has moved the detailed information about when a reasoned statement is needed from this page to the following relevant licence pages:bat mitigation licence (A13) great crested newt mitigation licence (A14) hazel dormouse mitigation licence...
by westoncompliance | Jul 24, 2025 | Defra, Environment, Natural England, Onshore, UK, Wildlife
Natural England and Defra regulations protect uncultivated, semi-natural and rural land.Clarification has been added on hedgerow management rules for buffer strips.Read more…Source: Natural England, Defra.
by westoncompliance | Jun 17, 2025 | Environment, Licensing, Natural England, Onshore, UK, Wildlife
Natural England has refreshed its “Water voles: advice for making planning decisions” guidance, offering updated standing advice for local planning authorities in England when water voles may be present on or near development sites.The document outlines key steps...
by westoncompliance | May 19, 2025 | Environment, Natural England, Onshore, UK, Wildlife
Natural England has removed forms regarding applying for licences to take, kill or disturb wild birds, and have published them on a separate page.You can find that page here: Report your actions and renew your licence: A08 or A09Read more…Source: Natural...
by westoncompliance | May 2, 2025 | JNCC, Natural England, NatureScot, UK, Wildlife
JNCC, Natural England, NatureScot, Natural Resources Wales and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – Northern Ireland Environment Agency have today published ‘The status of UK SPAs in the 2000s: the Third Network Review (Phase...
by westoncompliance | Apr 8, 2025 | Defra, Development, Environment, Licensing, Natural England, Onshore, Planning, Surveying, UK, Wildlife
Natural England and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have updated the guidance for how to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.This update includes the following...
by westoncompliance | Feb 25, 2025 | Natural England, UK, Wildlife
Natural England has issued guidance on how to apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.Read more…Source: Natural England.
by westoncompliance | Jan 21, 2025 | BEIS, Defra, DESNZ, Explosion, JNCC, Marine, MMO, Natural England, OPRED, Safety, Scottish Government, UK
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Natural England and The Scottish Government, Natural Resources Wales, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
by westoncompliance | Sep 13, 2024 | Biodiversity, Natural England, Onshore, UK
Natural England have updated the guidance to correct the biodiversity net gain (BNG) applications email address.Read more…Source: Natural England.
by westoncompliance | May 14, 2024 | Environment, Fees, Natural England, Onshore, Planning, UK
Natural England has updated the form on how to get advice on planning applications. Consulting the agencies early in the planning process is advisable. They can assist with environmental issues and help with the best ways to deal with them.The title of the form has...
by westoncompliance | Apr 16, 2024 | Defra, Environment, Environment Agency, Fees, Natural England, Onshore, Planning, UK
The Natural England, Environment Agency (EA), and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have updated guidance on how developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning, permission in...
by westoncompliance | Apr 4, 2024 | Defra, Development, Environment, Environment Agency, Fees, Natural England, Onshore, Planning
The Natural England, Environment Agency (EA), and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have updated guidance on how developers can get advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and applications for planning,...
by westoncompliance | Mar 5, 2024 | Conservation, Defra, Environment, Habitat, Natural England, Onshore, UK
If Natural England serves you with a management notice for works on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI), the address for appeals has changed to: Protected Sites TeamDefraFirst FloorSeacole Block2 Marsham StreetLondonSW1 4DF Read more… Source: Department...
by westoncompliance | Feb 26, 2024 | Defra, Fees, Licensing, Natural England, Onshore, UK, Wildlife
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are seeking views on Natural England’s proposals to change the fees levied under the Wildlife Licence Charges (England) Order 2018. The changes are required because Natural England needs to: – enable...
by westoncompliance | Dec 8, 2023 | Conservation, Construction, Defra, Development, Environment, Environment Agency, Habitat, Natural England, Onshore, UK, Wildlife
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Environment Agency (EA) along with Natural England, Welsh Government, and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have published an update to the Impact Risk Zones for SSSIs to several of...
by westoncompliance | Oct 27, 2023 | Development, Environment, Natural England, Onshore, Planning, UK
Natural England has published guidance on how to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site. The page has been updated because of new requirements for protected species mitigation licences for animals and...
by westoncompliance | Oct 27, 2023 | Defra, Environment, Habitat, Natural England, Onshore, Permits and Licences, UK, Wildlife
Natural England and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published guidance for finding 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. They have...
