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  • Standing advice for development of land that may affect Natural Heritage Interests

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    • Environmental Advice for Planning

    Date published: 21 August 2018

    Last updated: 3 September 2025

    Standing advice is pre-written advice that explains what applicants must do to meet legislative and policy requirements and enables them to prepare good quality planning applications.  It can also be used by planning authorities to inform their decision making and is a material consideration.

    Documents

    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - Single DwellingsAdobe PDF (414.08 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - BadgersAdobe PDF (215.03 KB)
    • Badgers Flow DiagramAdobe PDF (66.91 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - BatsAdobe PDF (321.36 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - OttersAdobe PDF (181.8 KB)
    • Otters Flow DiagramAdobe PDF (66.67 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - HedgerowAdobe PDF (171.19 KB)
    • Hedgerow Flow DiagramAdobe PDF (62.3 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - Common LizardAdobe PDF (183.45 KB)
    • Common Lizard Flow DiagramAdobe PDF (66.41 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - Priority HabitatsAdobe PDF (182.95 KB)
    • Priority Habitats Flow DiagramAdobe PDF (118.36 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - Priority SpeciesAdobe PDF (137.56 KB)
    • Priority Species Flow DiagramAdobe PDF (63.9 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - Smooth NewtAdobe PDF (169.28 KB)
    • Smooth Newt Flow Diagram Adobe PDF (102.53 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - Solar FarmsAdobe PDF (232.47 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - Wild BirdsAdobe PDF (201.92 KB)
    • Wild Birds Flow DiagramAdobe PDF (105.61 KB)
    • DAERA Standing Advice - NED - Invasive Alien Plant SpeciesAdobe PDF (292.04 KB)

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