Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs documents within the Construction Information Service

• Advice note on the biodiversity checklist
• Air pollution in Northern Ireland 2015
• Air pollution in Northern Ireland 2016
• Air pollution in Northern Ireland 2017
• Air pollution in Northern Ireland 2018
• Air pollution in Northern Ireland 2019
• Air pollution in Northern Ireland 2020
• Air pollution in Northern Ireland 2021
• Air pollution in Northern Ireland 2022
• Biodiversity duty - guidance for public bodies
• Cemeteries, burials and the water environment - a good practice guide for applicants and planning authorities when planning cemetery developments or extensions
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - EIA scoping advice: wind farms
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - general EIA scoping advice for developments likely to affect natural heritage interests including landscape
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: agricultural developments
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: badgers
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: bats
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: commercial or industrial developments
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: culverting
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: discharges to the water environment
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: hedgerows
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: multiple dwellings
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: otters
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: pollution prevention guidance
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: pre-application discussion advice
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: priority species
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: single dwellings
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: smooth newt
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: solar farms
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: sustainable drainage systems
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: the common lizard
• DAERA environmental advice for planning - standing advice: wild birds
• DAERA environmental advice for planning. Practice guide. Water features survey. A guide to EIA and planning considerations
• Delivering resource efficiency - Northern Ireland waste management strategy
• Duty of care. Construction/demolition waste and recycled aggregate
• Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 - guidance
• Green infrastructure and planning - GI for biodiversity and people
• Guidance explaining the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
• Guidance note for the discovery of unanticipated underwater archaeological heritage
• Guidance on bat surveys, assessment and mitigation for onshore wind turbine developments in Northern Ireland
• Guidance on identifying natural heritage features and ecological networks for local development plans
• Key rural issues, Northern Ireland 2019
• Key rural issues, Northern Ireland 2020
• Key rural issues, Northern Ireland 2021
• Key rural issues, Northern Ireland 2022
• Key rural issues, Northern Ireland 2023
• Landscape character assessment guidance
• Local development plans - DAERA environmental evidence and information
• Methodology for designating local landscape policy areas (LLPA)
• NI biodiversity checklist. Version 2
• NIEA, Natural heritage development management team guidance for anaerobic digestion facilities
• Noise policy statement for Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland climate change adaptation programme 2019-2024
• Northern Ireland environmental statistics report. February 2015
• Northern Ireland environmental statistics report. March 2016
• Northern Ireland environmental statistics report. March 2017
• Northern Ireland environmental statistics report. May 2018
• Northern Ireland environmental statistics report. May 2019
• Northern Ireland environmental statistics report. May 2020
• Northern Ireland environmental statistics report. May 2021
• Northern Ireland environmental statistics report. May 2022
• Northern Ireland environmental statistics report. May 2023
• Part III of the Environment (Northern Ireland) order 2002. Local air quality management policy guidance - LAQM PGNI (09)
• Policy position statement on statutory nature reserves
• Redeveloping land affected by contamination. A developers guide to planning considerations and environmental responsibilities
• Towards an integrated coastal zone management strategy for Northern Ireland 2006 - 2026
• Valuing nature - a biodiversity strategy for Northern Ireland to 2020
• Water Framework Directive statistics report
• Wind farms and groundwater impacts - a guide to EIA and planning considerations