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UK Environmental Law Association
Law and your environment

A website that offers a plain guide to Environmental Law. It covers a wide range of topics including getting access to environmental information, fly tipping, noisy neighbours, graffiti, litter, dog mess, pollution, planning, wildlife, and rights of way. You can find out where to go for help, who the regulator is and how to approach them, how the legal system works, and follow links to the original laws.

GOV.UK
Report an environmental incident

Explains what kind of incidents you should report and where to report them. Includes damage or danger to the natural environment, pollution to water or land and illegal dumping of hazardous waste or large amounts of industrial waste.

Ramblers
Rights of way law

Frequently asked questions about rights of way in England and Wales. 

Naturenet
Public rights of way - definitions

Includes explanations of footpaths, bridleways, and permissive paths.

GOV.UK
Rights of way and accessing land

You can access some land across England and Wales without having to use paths - this land is known as ‘open access land’ or ‘access land’. Explains what you can and can't do on access land.

Planning Aid England
Planning Aid England

Link to homepage of Planning Aid England.

Planning Aid Wales
Planning Aid Wales

Information about how to get involved in planning issues and the advice and support available on all aspects of land use planning in Wales.

UK Environmental Law Association
Planning and development - Land use planning system

Explains how the planning system operates in England and Wales and how to get planning permission for your building works. 

Naturenet
Countryside law in England and Wales

How the law affects you if you work in and around the countryside. Includes information on shooting, hunting and angling seasons, protected species, fly tipping, and dogs in the countryside.

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