by westoncompliance | Apr 3, 2023 | Climate Change, Conservation, Defra, DESNZ, Environment, Nature, Policy, UK
The 2030 Strategic Framework from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) sets out how the UK will deliver internationally on...
by westoncompliance | Apr 8, 2022 | Consents, Conservation, Environment, Natural England, Nature, Onshore, Planning, UK, Wildlife
Owners and occupiers should use this form to give notice of a planned activity on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) that needs Natural England’s permission. Natural England has updated the form used for this process. Read more… Source: Natural...
by westoncompliance | Mar 30, 2022 | Conservation, Environment, Marine, Natural England, Nature, UK, Wildlife
Natural England has updated its collection of documents entitled ‘Marine Protected Areas: conservation advice packages’ which are used to help with site assessments and the impact of marine activity in sensitive areas. 7 sites moved from draft to formal...
by westoncompliance | Feb 15, 2022 | Air Quality, Conservation, Environment, JNCC, Nature, Pollution, UK, Wildlife
The Joint Nature and Conservation Committee (JNCC) has recently published the report ‘Guidance on Decision-making Thresholds for Air Pollution: Main Report and Technical Report’ which outlines decision-making thresholds to help inform assessments of the...
by westoncompliance | Dec 1, 2021 | Air Quality, Chemicals, Conservation, Emissions, Environment, Habitat, Nature, Product Design, UK, Waste, Wildlife
This new act makes provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection; about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for...
by westoncompliance | Nov 11, 2021 | Defra, Environment, Environment Agency, Habitat, Natural England, Nature, Onshore, UK, Waste, Water, Wildlife
The UK Government has announced that the new Environment Act was given Royal Assent on Tuesday 9th November 2021. The legislation will improve air and water quality, tackle waste, increase recycling, halt the decline of species, and improve our natural environment....
by westoncompliance | Feb 25, 2021 | Consents, Conservation, Environment, Natural England, Nature, Onshore, UK
This guidance provides information on what happens when you get a Special Nature Conservation Order (SNCO) and how to challenge it, what a stop notice means, and get consent for restricted activities that affect European sites. It has recently been completely revised....
by westoncompliance | Jan 18, 2021 | Amendment, Brexit, Environment, Nature, UK, Wildlife
These Regulations are made in the exercise of powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate...
by westoncompliance | Jan 6, 2021 | BEIS, Chemicals, CO2, Combustion Plant, Dangerous Substances, Drilling, Emissions, Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, Habitat, Licensing, Marine, Nature, Offshore Installation, Oil Pollution, OPRED, Ozone-depletion, Permits and Licences, Pollution, UK, Vessels, Waste, Wildlife
BEIS OPRED has created a webpage on gov.uk to provide up-to-date listings of projects subject to S.I. 2020/1497 The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020. The lists include: – EIA...
by westoncompliance | Jan 5, 2021 | BEIS, Chemicals, CO2, Combustion Plant, Dangerous Substances, Emissions, Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Fluorinated gas, Greenhouse Gases, Habitat, Licensing, Marine, Nature, Offshore Installation, Oil Pollution, OPRED, Ozone-depletion, Permits and Licences, Pollution, UK, Vessels, Waste, Wildlife
BEIS has published a guide to S.I. 2020/1497 The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 (link) which were published on 10th December 2020 and came into force on 31st December 2020. Read...
by westoncompliance | Feb 26, 2020 | Conservation, Environment, Environment Agency, Nature, UK
The Environment Agency’s permitting service offers basic pre-application advice to help you get your permit application right first time. The basic level of pre-application advice is free. The Environment Agency has a legal duty to screen all the activities they...
