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Badgers: licence to interfere with setts for
development purposes
From:
Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
First published:
6 October 2014
Last updated:
2 April 2015, see all updates
Part of:
Badger licences
Applies to:
England
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts during development work.
Documents
Interfere with a badger sett for development purposes:
licence application form (A24)
PDF, 1020KB, 17 pages
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Report action taken under this licence
PDF, 477KB, 3 pages
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Detail
Use this application form to apply for a licence to interfere with badger setts during development
work. The licence covers housing developments, the construction of pipelines and the building of
new fences.
Apply for this licence
To apply for this licence, complete the licence application form and send it to Natural England at
the address provided. You’ll need to state clearly on your application how the proposed
development work will interfere with the badger setts and how any mitigation work will be
carried out.
How to report your actions
You must send a report of all the actions taken under the licence to Natural England within 2
weeks of its expiry date. Send your report using the form provided above.
Published:
6 October 2014
Updated:
2 April 2015
+ full page history
2 April 2015 3:24pm
Updated version of application form and report form added.
6 October 2014 5:28pm
First published.
From:
Natural England
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Part of:
Badger licences
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