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Hazel dormice: advice for making planning decisions
Publication Year
2025
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Comprises standing advice for protected species. Provides advice for local authorities on assessing planning applications where there are hazel (common) dormice on or near a proposed development site.
Document History
Last updated: 23 April 2025 - Updated to advise qualified ecologists to read the Hazel Dormouse Conservation Handbook, third edition as well as the Hazel Dormouse Mitigation Handbook. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hazel-dormice-advice-for-making-planning-decisions and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 14 January 2022.
Publisher Information
Natural England
Natural England is the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England, helping to protect the country's nature and landscapes. The information contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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