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  • Advice and guidance

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    • Environmental Advice for Planning
    Advice and Guidance to help in the planning process

    DAERA has produced a range of guidance to assist applicants, agents and planning authorities when preparing and/or assessing planning applications.

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    • New & Future Schemes
    • Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme - Terms and Conditions
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    • Area-based Schemes - Current Scheme Details
    • Common Health Entry Document Operator Portal (CHOP) Registration Process
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    • Review of Decisions 2024
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    • Other Useful Information
    • Entitlements and Transfers 2025
    • How to Apply
    • Area-based Schemes - Current Scheme Details
    • Review of Decisions 2025
    • Registering for Government Gateway (GG) and NIDA accounts
    • Cross Compliance 2025

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    Most recent publications

    • FB1 Form

      Published 12 March 2025
    • Update on NAP Review and related actions in the Lough Neagh Action Plan

      Published 5 December 2024
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    Most recent consultations

    • Reducing the rate of compensation for cattle removed under the Bovine (bTB) Programme

      Published 12 January 2024 Consultation closed
    • Consultation on Proposed Future Arrangements for Public Intervention (PI) and Private Storage Aid (PSA) Rules

      Published 22 August 2023 Consultation closed
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    Most recent news items

    • DAERA establishes new Tuberculosis Partnership Steering Group

      Published 29 January 2025
    • Time is running out for XL Bully dogs to be exempted

      Published 18 December 2024
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    How to request information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs including Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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