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Jul 26 2024

Jeremy's Blog 26th July 2024: How Much There Is To Do

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This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 25th July 2024 We have to wish the new government well. It faces such a scale and range of challenges on all sides as an increasingly risky and changing world meets an economy lacking growth for half a generation. A common theme from water to defence is that we have preferred to have benefits cheaply without providing for the future. That approach has now run its course on many fronts as the need to invest, repair and adapt...

Jul 25 2024

Bracken Management Guidance

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Following a ban on the use of the herbicide Asulox (see our website note of June 2023), Natural England, NatureScot, DAERA Northern Ireland, Natural Resources Wales and the UK national historic advisory bodies commissioned revised guidance on bracken management. The guidance has now been published on the NatureScot website....

Review of UK Farm Assurance: Survey

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The national farming unions and the AHDB have sponsored an independent review of the UK Farm Assurance System. The commissioners of the review are encouraging farmers to complete a 10-15 minute survey on their experiences of farm assurance. More information is available here: The UK Farm Assurance Review survey – The Independent Commission wants to hear your views | AHDB....

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CAAV Note 240725: Wales - Habitats Data Confirmation Exercise

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RPW is now contacting Welsh farmers in a data confirmation exercise, ahead of the Habitat Wales Scheme. This note provides more information.

Jul 24 2024

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CAAV Note 240724: Green Belt Solar Farm Application Called In and Approved

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The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has now granted permission for a solar farm on some 125 acres of the West Midlands Green Belt. It was decided on existing policies including the Warwick District Local plan. The note below provides further information.

Jul 23 2024

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CAAV Note 240723: Scotland - Proposed National Park - Galloway

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Last year, the Scottish Government ran a competition to find a new national park, for designation by 2026 (see our website note of June 2023). On 22nd July 2024 it was announced that Galloway has been chosen as the proposed location. This note has more detail....

Jul 22 2024

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CAAV Note 240722: Northern Ireland - Lough Neagh Action Plan

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DAERA has published (on 19th July) The Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan, containing 37 proposals for addressing blue-green algae and other environmental issues on the lough. This note provides some detail.

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CAAV Note 240722: Electronic Communications Code - Lack of Engagement Leads to Imposed Agreement - CTIL v Duffy

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Heard in the First Tier Tribunal, this decision serves as a reminder that a lack of engagement with an operator may ultimately see an agreement imposed, with the potential for costs of litigation being recovered from an unwilling site provider. The note below provides a summary.

#65 – Getting into detail with the Sustainable Farming Incentive

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There has been an update to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for 2024 with new actions and some changes in rules and guidance. So what does it all mean? Join Richard Sanders, technical and policy adviser to the CAAV, as he unpicks the expanded offer. Links mentioned in the podcast are below: Scheme Guidance: ⁠SFI scheme information: expanded offer for 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)⁠ Collected Actions PDF: ⁠SFI-2024-actions-print-version.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)⁠ Sector...

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CAAV Note 240722: Energy Policy - Miliband Statement

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Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero made a statement on energy policy to the Commons on 18th July, the day after the King's Speech, and then took questions. This note looks at some of the detail.

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CAAV Note 240722: England - Flood Re - Report on 2023-24

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This note looks at some of the detail of FloodRe's 2023/2024 report.

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CAAV Note 240722: Kings Speech 2024 - Debates

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Following the King's Speech on 17th July setting out the new Government's legislative programme for the coming Parliamentary session, the issues of planning, infrastructure and rural affairs were debated in the Lords on 18th July and the Commons on 19th July. After reviewing them, this webnote concludes with an Annexe reporting on agricultural policy remarks by the new ministers at DEFRA, Steve Reed and Daniel Zeichner.

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CAAV Note 240722: England - Development Funding for Nature in England - Letter

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It appears that the Government may be considering a reshaping of how environmental works for nature might be linked to the intended acceleration of housing and infrastructure in England. This note looks at some recent announcements.

Jul 19 2024

Jeremy's Blog 19th July 2024: The New Development Policies

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This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 18th July 2024 For a government that has not been in office for quite a fortnight, it has set out much of its stall on development control, housing and infrastructure for England, put at the heart of its economic growth agenda. Yesterday's King's Speech, with supporting papers, outlined the initial legislative programme with a combination of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and the English Devolution Bill. This builds on...

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CAAV Note 240719: Validity of Notice - EE Ltd & Anor v Alloa Football and Athletic Club

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Although this decision from the Lands Tribunal for Scotland relates to the validity of a notice to terminate an agreement under Electronic Communications Code, it has wider relevance for the service of notices generally, whether governed under contract or statute. The note below provides a summary.

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CAAV Note 240719: Seasonal Labour MAC Report

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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has reported on seasonal agricultural labour. This note provides a summary of the conclusions and recommendations of the report.

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CAAV Note 240719: England - Forestry Commission Force Majeure Claim Form

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The Forestry Commission has updated the form to be used by agreement holders for certain woodland grants to claim under the force majeure provisions of their agreement. This note provides a brief overview.

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CAAV Note 240719: England - Animal Health and Welfare Review Update

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DEFRA has updated the guidance for the Animal Health and Welfare Review. This note provides a brief overview.

Jul 18 2024

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CAAV Note 240718: Lab-Grown Meat Approved for Pet Food

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Regulatory clearance has now been given for the first time in the UK to sell cultivated (“lab-grown”) meat to be used in pet food. This note has more detail.

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CAAV Note 240718: Scotland - Agricultural Support - Changes for 2025

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This note summarises some recent announcements about future agricultural support in Scotland.