| 1 | Environmental law: overview This note provides a summary of the main types of environmental liabilities that a company or a lender can incur, primarily under the contaminated land, water pollution, environmental permitting, waste and asbestos regimes, as well as civil law. The note is aimed at non-environmental specialists who need to understand, at a very high level, what environmental issues may arise in a transaction. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Waste regime toolkit A guide to PLC Environment's materials on the waste regime. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Agri-environment schemes: an overview A practice note giving an overview of the agri-environment schemes offered by Natural England and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) that are commonly available for rural landowners and tenant farmers. Agricultural land is often entered into agri-environment schemes, which will affect the land and have implications for the both the seller and buyer on a sale of the land. The note also covers other designations of land that may affect the management or sale of agricultural or rural land, including Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Animal by-products regulatory regime: summary A practice note summarising the regulatory regime for animal by-products (ABPs) in the EU and its implementation in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Bye-laws This note provides an overview of the law relating to bye-laws and covers: Different types of bye-laws. Drafting bye-laws. Enforcement. Validity and variation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Common land and town and village greens This practice note explains the regime for the registration and management of common land and town and village greens that was introduced by the Commons Act 2006 (CA 2006). The CA 2006 is being brought into force in stages, and will eventually repeal the Commons Registration Act 1965 completely. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Easements for vehicular access under section 68 of the ... On 1 October 2006, section 68 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROWA 2000) was repealed by section 51 of the Commons Act 2006. For more information, see Legal update, Royal Assent for Commons Act 2006 and Legislation tracker note: Commons Act 2006. A note on the right to an easement for vehicular access to premises under section 68 of the CROWA 2000. This practice note is no longer maintained. | Practice notes | 30-Sep-2006 |
| 8 | EU Groundwater Directives: implementation in England and ... This note explains how the Groundwater Directive 1980 and the Groundwater Daughter Directive 2006 require regulation of discharges of hazardous and non-hazardous substances to groundwater and its improvement to achieve good groundwater status by 2015. The full name of the Groundwater Directive 1980 is Directive 80/68/EEC on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances. The full name of the Groundwater Daughter Directive 2006 is Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration. The permitting provisions of both Directives are implemented in England and Wales by the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/675). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | GMOs: genetically modified organisms This practice note explains what genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are and provides a brief summary of how they are regulated in the EU and in England. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Grazing licence or farm business tenancy: which to use This practice note considers when to use (and the difference between) the two most common form of grazing agreements, a grazing licence (also known as grass lets or grass keep arrangements) and a farm business tenancy. It covers security of tenure, tax planning, farming subsidies (including the single payment scheme) and the special considerations when letting land for grazing horses. It also discusses when it will be important to contract out of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Maintenance responsibilities for a public footpath A note on maintenance responsibilities for a public footpath. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009: coastal access This note explains the coastal access provisions of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MACAA 2009). For information on other provisions of MACAA 2009, see Practice note, Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009: environmental implications. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | Planning permision requirements to keep horses in a field A note on whether planning permission is required to keep horses in a field. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Public path diversion orders A note on public path diversion orders made under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Public rights of access under Part I of the Countryside and ... This is a Practice Note on the public rights of access to open countryside, registered common land and other land under Part I of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | Renewable energy: overview This note provides an overview of renewable energy in the UK, including targets and what the UK is doing to promote renewables. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 17 | Rights of way improvement plans A note on rights of way improvement plans made under section 60 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 18 | Security of tenure for farm business tenancies A note which gives a brief outline of the security of tenure issues when granting long or short form farm business tenancies. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 19 | Telecommunications leases and the Electronic ... A note on the statutory rights given to telecoms operators under the Electronic Communications Code, including issues for a landowner when entering into an agreement with a telecoms operator. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 20 | Tree preservation orders (TPOs): obtaining consent to carry ... This note looks at the requirements for consent to carry out works to a tree covered by a tree preservation order (TPO) and the penalties for not complying with a TPO. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | Tree preservation orders (TPOs): procedure for making a TPO This note looks at the procedure for making a tree preservation order (TPO) in England. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 22 | Trees in conservation areas This note considers the protection given to trees in conservation areas that are not the subject of tree preservation orders (TPOs). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 23 | Water abstraction regime This practice note provides a summary of the water abstraction regime in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |