Updated: Updated assembly centres
Livestock assembly centres and dealers used in the veterinary field for intra-community trade (EU) must be licensed by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to operate.
Businesses and premises in Northern Ireland are approved on behalf of APHA by DARDNI.
Updated: Updated document
Approved Finishing Units (AFUs) provide a route for beef producers to finish animals from both restricted and unrestricted farms.
Pre-movement testing must be carried out on cattle from restricted farms within 90 days before they are moved to the AFU.
AFUs with grazing must be tested every 90 days. There is no requirement to test animals on AFUs without grazing.
These units must be approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). The unit must follow strict conditions to reduce the potential risk of disease spread from the premises.
Updated: Added ‘Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2017 to 2018’.
These statistics present information on designated green belt land in England by local authority.
We are interested in understanding more about how our land use data is used and the decisions they inform. This is important for us so we can provide a high quality service which meets users’ needs.
We would be grateful if you could spend 3 minutes completing this survey.
Otherwise contact us at planning.statistics@communities.gov.uk.
Updated: Added to ‘details’ section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.
The oils will normally be destined for recovery and re-use, although some of the oil may be unsuitable and will be disposed of.
You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.
Updated: Added to ‘details’ section: You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.
Standard rules guidance to allow you to operate a composting facility involving the storage, physical treatment and composting of specified biodegradable wastes.
These rules allow you to accept no more than 75 tonnes of waste per day.
You can apply online for most standard rules environmental permits.