Policy paper: Managing the risk of future flooding in Bewdley, Worcestershire
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This document explains the work that is happening to protect Beales Corner/Wribbenhall, Bewdley from flooding.
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This document explains the work that is happening to protect Beales Corner/Wribbenhall, Bewdley from flooding.
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The tables show a variety of renewable electricity data for the devolved administrations and the regions of England.
The totals tie in with the UK level data presented in the Digest of UK Energy Statistics.
The key data shown include the number, installed capacity and actual generation by various renewable technologies. Additional information on load factors and the association with economic activity is also shown.
Updated: Revisions to release and associated datasets.
This release contains statistics on waste produced at a UK level. The topics covered in this publication are:
UK figures are compiled to comply with reporting requirements against the EC Waste Framework Directive, EC Waste Statistics Regulation, EC Landfill Directive and EC Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.
The datasets associated with this publication can be found here ENV23 – UK statistics on waste
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Updated: Datasets October revision.
This data set covers the waste generation and management figures for the whole of the UK. These statistics are compiled to comply with EC Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) and EC Waste Statistics Regulation (2150/2002/EC) reporting requirements.
If you require the data in another format please contact: enviro.statistics@defra.gsi.gov.uk.
The files for this dataset can be found in CSV format on Data.Gov.UK (DGUK).
Updated: Replaced public register with version updated to 3 August 2018.
The EIA regulations protect rural land in England that’s uncultivated or semi-natural from changes in agricultural activities that might cause damage by:
Uncultivated land is land that hasn’t been cultivated in the last 15 years by:
Semi-natural land includes priority habitats, heritage or archaeological features, or protected landscapes. It’s usually land that hasn’t been intensively farmed, such as unimproved grassland or lowland heath.
You must use this guidance to follow EIA regulations if you want to change rural land use. Failure to follow EIA regulations means you could:
EIA regulations are part of cross compliance, the rules you must follow if you have land in:
Failure to follow EIA regulations could affect your payments.
Natural England must decide if your proposal to change the use of rural land is likely to have a significant effect on the environment. You must apply for this decision, known as an ‘EIA screening decision’ before you change rural land. There are several ways to change the use of rural land.
You need a screening decision if you propose to affect uncultivated or semi-natural land by:
You can’t work on separate projects under the 2ha threshold which are on the same landholding if they go on to exceed 2ha overall.
Natural England also needs to consider proposals to change land under the 2ha threshold that’s of regional significance if it:
You need a screening decision if sowing seed for restoration of land disrupts the soil surface as a form of cultivation and increases agricultural productivity.
You need a screening decision if you intend to:
You need a screening decision to add, remove or redistribute earth or other material if it’s:
For land in a protected area, such as a national park or area of outstanding natural beauty, you need permission to add, remove or redistribute earth or other material if it’s:
You don’t need permission to:
You must apply for a screening decision before changing rural land that’s equal or over the 2ha threshold, or meets the criteria under the 2ha threshold.
You must provide an Environmental Screening Report (ESR) with your application.
Your ESR needs to include:
You’ll need a landscape assessment for projects that:
Your assessment needs a:
Your desk assessment will describe the landscape qualities and the field survey should verify these findings. You can get landscape information from your local council and by consulting:
Your desk assessment needs to include:
Your field survey will:
Your summary assessment needs to include the effect of your project on the landscape.
ESRs for uncultivated land projects will need a biodiversity assessment. This includes a desk assessment verified by a field survey where needed. A summary assessment should include your project’s effects on biodiversity.
Your desk assessment needs to show what biodiversity is present. You can get biodiversity data from the MAGIC website and by consulting:
Using data from your consultations, verify:
Your field survey will be used to verify the findings of the desk assessment including assessing habitat condition. If you’re not disputing consultation results, you don’t need a field survey. Your summary needs to include the effects of your project on the habitat, and any protected species.
Your assessment needs to verify the effects of the project on any areas of archaeological or historic interest on the site. A qualified person such as the County Archaeologist can provide this information. You can also consult:
Your consultations will verify:
It’s an offence to provide false or misleading information in your application.
Complete the relevant form for projects that:
Natural England will take between 35 and 90 days (depending on the complexity of your proposal) from receiving your application to decide whether you:
A screening decision is valid for 3 years.
You must get all other permissions and changes to land management agreements you may have before you can start work, such as:
Natural England’s screening decision will determine whether your proposal is likely to have a significant effect on the environment. You’ll need permission, known as a ‘consent decision’ to carry out works if this is the case.
To apply for a consent decision you need to prepare an environmental assessment report. Use an experienced specialist, such as your environmental consultant to do this. You can discuss your report with Natural England before submitting your application.
Natural England can tell you what your environmental statement and consent application should contain (known as a ‘scoping decision’). Natural England will send you their scoping opinion within 5 weeks of your request. You must base your environmental assessment report on the advice you get from Natural England.
You must start projects that have been granted consent within one year of the consent date and complete it within 3 years. You must re-apply for consent if you miss the deadline.
There are currently no notices.
Natural England will publish its consent decision so it’s available to anyone local to the relevant land. This may be in a newspaper or a public notice in a town hall or library.
See the
for all screening decisions.
You must send your appeal to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs within 3 months of Natural England publishing the decision notice.
EIA (Agriculture) regulations decision appeals
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Email: eia-appeals@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Contact the EIA team for further advice.
Natural England
Horizon House
Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
Email
eia.england@naturalengland.org.uk
Freephone
0800 028 2140