by westoncompliance | Mar 11, 2025 | Conservation, Decommissioning, Environment, JNCC, Licensing, Surveying, UK, Wildlife
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) has updated its webpage regarding the Discretionary Advice Service (DAS).The DAS allows developers to engage JNCC early in the licensing process. This ensures appropriate consideration is given to environmental impacts at...
by westoncompliance | Mar 3, 2025 | HMSO, Licensing, UK, Wildlife
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(3) and (5) and 104 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife Licence Charges (England) Order 2025 and comes into...
by westoncompliance | Feb 26, 2025 | Biodiversity, JNCC, UK, Wildlife
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) has launched a new strategy setting out how the UK aims to achieve the targets set out by an international biodiversity agreement.Read more…Source: JNCC.
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 | Dec 18, 2024 | HMSO, UK, Wildlife
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(5)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.The Secretary of State has, in accordance with the requirements of section 26(4)(a) of that Act, given any local authority affected...
by westoncompliance | Dec 17, 2024 | Consultation, JNCC, UK, Wildlife
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) has launched a consultation on the draft Scottish Seabird Conservation Action Plan, which has been developed to protect Scotland’s seabird species for future generations. The most comprehensive seabird census to...
by westoncompliance | Oct 10, 2024 | Biodiversity, Defra, Onshore, UK, Wildlife
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has added links to the overall ‘biodiversity gain plan template’, and ‘phase biodiversity gain plan template’ to both its ‘Biodiversity Gain Plan’ webpage, and the...
by westoncompliance | Oct 10, 2024 | Biodiversity, Defra, Onshore, Planning, UK, Wildlife
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published new templates for creating a biodiversity gain plan for a phased development, to send to local planning authorities in England.Read more…Source: Defra.
by westoncompliance | Sep 20, 2024 | Emergency, Emergency Response, SEPA, UK, Wildlife
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have launched the Satellite Emergency Mapping Service (SEMS).The service will thoroughly improve the way Scotland responds to emergencies such as floods, wildfires, landslides, and oil spills.SEMS uses state-of-the-art...
by westoncompliance | Aug 23, 2024 | Conservation, JNCC, Onshore, UK, Wildlife
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot and Northern Ireland Environment Agency, have today published a joint statement on improving the approach to protected areas in the UK.The principles state that...
by westoncompliance | Aug 16, 2024 | Conservation, JNCC, Offshore wind, UK, Wildlife
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) published new guidance which provides updated advice to help the offshore wind industry in assessing the risk of seabird collision with wind turbines.Joint advice note from the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCBs)...
by westoncompliance | Apr 19, 2024 | Environment, Habitat, Marine, Noise, OPRED, UK, Wildlife
The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) has published this note intended to update industry on the UK Marine Noise Registry and close-out report requirements for applications relating to geological survey consents, marine licences...
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 | 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...
by westoncompliance | Jul 6, 2023 | Conservation, Defra, Environment, Habitat, Marine, UK, Wildlife
Following the government’s announcement in February, Allonby Bay, North East of Farnes Deep and Dolphin Head have received the highest level of protection for marine habitats and species as their designations came into effect on 5th July. This will help protect...
by westoncompliance | Jun 15, 2023 | Carbon Capture and Storage, Consents, Crown Estate, Habitat, Navigation, Net Zero, Offshore wind, Renewables, Wildlife
The Crown Estate has commenced pioneering work to digitally map the seabed resource needed to meet future demand, enabling the delivery of multiple priorities including net zero and nature recovery, as well as the enhanced co-ordination of future activities...
by westoncompliance | Feb 28, 2023 | Conservation, Defra, Environment, Marine, Natural England, Wildlife
The Government has announced that the first three Highly Protected Marine Areas in England will be designated by July 2023. Delivering on the commitments set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan, Highly Protected Marine Areas will enable nature to fully recover...
by westoncompliance | Feb 28, 2023 | Consultation, Defra, Environment, Fees, Habitat, Marine, UK, Wildlife
Between July and September 2022, The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) sought views on the pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in English waters for biodiversity recovery. A summary of responses has now been published. Read more…...
by westoncompliance | Feb 1, 2023 | Air Quality, Climate Change, Conservation, Defra, Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, UK, Water, Wildlife
Further to the announcement on 16th December 2022 that the government had published legally binding targets to improve our natural environment, the government has now published its Environmental Improvement Plan which provides more detail on how these targets will be...
