Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs documents within the Construction Information Service

• Commons act 2006. Chapter 26. Explanatory notes
• Complying with the biodiversity duty
• Consultation on a Ministerial Direction for reservoir flood plans
• Consultation on biodiversity offsetting in England - summary of responses
• Consultation on draft groundwater guidance - groundwater (England and Wales) regulations 2009
• Consultation on implementation of the sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) provisions in Schedule 3 of the Flood and water management act 2010. Summary of consultation responses.
• Consultation on integrating flood defence consents into the environmental permitting regime in England and Wales - Government and Welsh Government response
• Consultation on local flood authorities' contribution to sustainable development: statutory guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Consultation on marine plan areas within the English inshore and English offshore marine regions
• Consultation on marine plan areas within the English inshore and English offshore marine regions - impact assessment
• Consultation on proposals to amend the Countryside and rights of way act 2000 for coastal land
• Consultation on proposed amendments to the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006
• Consultation on proposed minor amendments to the Conservation (natural habitats, etc.) regulations 1994
• Consultation on reform of the regulatory system to control small sewage discharges from septic tanks and small sewage treatment plants in England. Summary of responses and government response. October 2014
• Consultation on reservoir safety emergency on-site flood plans - summary of responses and government response. 27 November 2020
• Consultation on streamlining the planning process for nationally significant wastewater transfer and storage infrastructure projects
• Consultation on the fifth quinquennial review of schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
• Consultation on the marketing and use of second-hand articles containing asbestos. Summary of responses
• Consultation on the regime for special water and sewerage infrastructure projects in England - consultation document
• Consultation on the regime for special water and sewerage infrastructure projects in England - consultation letter
• Consultation on the regime for special water and sewerage infrastructure projects in England - consultee list
• Consultation on the registration of new town or village greens
• Consultation on the review of the home energy conservation act 1995 (HECA)
• Cost benefit analysis of the introduction of Site waste management plans for the construction and demolition industry
• Creating a habitat management and monitoring plan for biodiversity net gain
• Criteria for local authorities, local nature partnerships and others to apply when identifying nature improvement areas
• Defining rural areas
• Definition of legal and sustainable for timber procurement (sixth edition)
• Defra/WAG waste data strategy for waste streams across the UK
• Defra's list of regulatory measures planned for SNR7 - one-in, two-out, red tape challenge and EU measures: January 2014 to June 2014
• Delivery plan for flood defence service delivery agreements 26 and 27
• Delivery plan for implementing the conclusions of the flood and coastal defence funding review
• Description of the marine planning system for England
• Designation of structures and features for flood and coastal erosion risk management purposes (revised July 2012)
• Designation of third party structures and features for flood and coastal erosion risk management purposes. Information for asset owners - your questions answered
• Designing waste facilities - a guide to modern design in waste
• Developing a joint approach to improving flood awareness and safety at caravan and camping sites in England and Wales - recommendations of a government-industry working group
• Digest of waste and resource statistics - 2015 edition
• Digest of waste and resource statistics - 2016 edition (second 2016 revision)
• Digest of waste and resource statistics - 2017 edition
• Digest of waste and resource statistics - 2018 edition
• Directing the flow - priorities for future water policy
• Directive 2002/49/EC - guidance for airport operators to produce airport noise action plans under the terms of the Environmental noise (England) regulations 2006 (as amended)
• Duties on relevant authorities to have regard to the purposes of national parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs) and the Norfolk and Suffolk broads (revised 01/2007)
• East inshore and east offshore marine plans
• East inshore and east offshore marine plans - annex 1: supporting information on the production of maps
• EC Regulation No 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases: supplementary guidance for stationary refrigeration air-conditioning and heat pump users
• EC Regulation No 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases: UK Government, Scottish Executive, National Assembly for Wales, initial guidance
• Economic analysis of forestry policy in England
• Economic valuation of the benefits of ecosystem services delivered by the UK biodiversity action plan - final report
• Enablers and barriers to the delivery of natural flood management projects. Appendix A: literature review
• Enablers and barriers to the delivery of natural flood management projects. Appendix B: interview report
• Enablers and barriers to the delivery of natural flood management projects. Appendix C: focus group report
• Enablers and barriers to the delivery of natural flood management projects. Appendix D: landowner deep dive
• Enablers and barriers to the delivery of natural flood management projects. Appendix E: legal analysis report
• Enablers and barriers to the delivery of natural flood management projects. Appendix F: case studies
• Enablers and barriers to the delivery of natural flood management projects. Appendix G: suggested roadmap based on the Enablers and barriers to delivering natural flood management projects research (FD2713)
• Enablers and barriers to the delivery of natural flood management projects. Final report
• Enabling a natural capital approach guidance
• Energy efficiency: the government's plan for action. Cm 6168
• England natural environment indicators
• England natural environment indicators
• England natural environment indicators
• England natural environment indicators
• England natural environment indicators (revised)
• England trees action plan 2021-2024
• English national parks and the Broads - UK Government vision and circular 2010
• Enter a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain
• Environment Act 1995 (Feasibility Study for Nitrogen Dioxide Compliance) Air Quality Direction 2017
• Environmental damage (prevention and remediation) regulations 2009 - guidance for England and Wales: 2nd update
• Environmental improvement plan annual progress report. April 2023 to March 2024
• Environmental permitting guidance - core guidance. For the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 - revised March 2013
• Environmental permitting guidance - the directive on the incineration of waste: for the Environmental permitting (England and Wales) regulations 2007. Updated March 2010 - version 3.1
• Environmental permitting. Consultation on draft Environmental permitting (England and Wales) (amendment) regulations 2013 - a package of measures: a summary of responses to the consultation and government response
• Environmental Protection Act 1990: part 2A. Contaminated land statutory guidance
• European communities act 1972 - regulations to transpose the EU wild birds directive: impact assessment
• Evaluation of the arrangements for managing local flood risk in England. Final report
• Extension of Part 2A to include radioactivity (revised edition)
• First soil action plan for England: 2004-2006
• Flood and coastal defence project appraisal guidance: Economic appraisal: Supplementary note to operating authorities: Climate change impacts
• Flood and coastal defence project appraisal guidance: Economic appraisal: Supplementary note to operating authorities: Revisions to Economic appraisal on: Reflecting socio-economic equity in appraisal and appraisal of human related intangible impacts of flooding
• Flood and coastal defence project appraisal guidance: Economic appraisal: Supplementary note to operating authorities: Revisions to Economic appraisal procedures arising from the new HM Treasury "Green book"
• Flood and coastal resilience partnership funding - an introductory guide
• Flood and water management act 2010: commencing schedule 4 on reservoir safety: impact assessment
• Flood risk assessment guidance for new development: Phase 2 Framework and guidance for assessing and managing flood risk for new development - An overview
• Flood risk assessment guidance for new development: Phase 2 Framework and guidance for assessing and managing flood risk for new development - Full documentation and tools
• Foundations for our future - DEFRA's sustainable development strategy
• Funding and charging arrangements for sustainable urban drainage systems
• Future water - the Government's water strategy for England. Cm 7319
• Good practice guide on managing the use of common land
• Government forestry and woodlands policy statement - implementation plan
• Government forestry and woodlands policy statement - incorporating the Government's response to the Independent Panel on Forestry's final report
• Government response to the making space for nature review
• Government review of waste policy in England 2011
• Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review of the summer 2007 floods
• Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review of the summer 2007 floods - progress report (December 2009)
• Government's response to the better regulation commission's report: regulating to mitigate climate change - a response to the Stern review
• Government's response to the biomass task force report
• Government's strategy for contributing to the delivery of a UK network of marine protected areas
• Groundwater (water framework directive) (England) direction 2016