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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) Regulations protect land in England from damage caused by:

• introducing activities that will increase the agricultural productivity of the land
• changing activities that will increase the agricultural productivity of the land
• restructuring rural land

Check if you need a screening decision to change uncultivated, semi-natural or rural land.

1. Check if you need a screening decision - understand your land type and the changes you can and cannot make to it.
2. If you need a screening decision to change the use of your land, apply for a screening decision.
3. You may also need to apply for a consent decision, following the response to your screening decision application.

You can check screening and consent decisions made under the EIA Regulations in the public register of decisions.