Information on how to use laws and regulations to achieve our objectives will be published here along with how these can be used to put pressure on town planners and on developers to allow for the preservation and improvement of green corridors.

For example, did you know that a permit from the Forestry Commission is required to cut down even relatively small amounts of woodland, regardless of where it is situated. Failure to comply can lead to compulsory replanting of trees and management of those trees for a period of ten growing seasons?

Where these rules are enforced it means that following the formal procedures becomes by far the safer route for a developer to take. This in turn means that the public and council alike are aware of what is going on. But these rules can only be enforced when the appropriate authorities and notified immediately of any potentially illegal activities.

Green Corridors aims to arm you with the knowledge and the contacts to protect the green spaces in your area. We aim to assist you in becoming more effective in voicing your concerns and influencing the way development takes place in your area.

Relevant laws and regulations include:

• Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
• Town and Country Planning Act 1990
• Local Authority Strategies
• Forestry Act 1967
• Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
• Hedgerow Regulations 1997
• Tree Protection Orders
• Restrictive Covenants
• Traffic Order restrictions
• Countryside and Rights of Way Act (CROW Act 2000)
• Environment and Communities Act (NERC) 2006
• Health and Safety at Work Act

Each of the items in the list above will shortly be linked to a summary of the act and a further link to the act itself.