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Advisory handbooksCLA Advisory Handbooks provide unparalleled technical treatment of significant issues for CLA members. They are available at discount to all Landowning and Business & Professional members. Members can purchase handbooks on an individual basis, details as shown below, or on a subscription basis by contacting your regional office. Non-members and Friends of the CLA can also buy handbooks at the full non-member rate.  CLA62 - The food chain and adding value to your businessThis advisory handbook examines a number of important inter-linking areas in the food chain. [Food]  CLA61 - Business tools: SWOT analysisVarious business tools can be used to help rural businesses plan and develop. The most common tool is the SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats). [Business]  CLA60 - Broadband in rural areasInformation Technology (IT) is now accepted as being fundamental to the growth and success of businesses, especially in rural areas. Internet access and email have changed the way we work and broadband is regarded by many as a vital component for ... [Broadband]  CLA59 - Solar energy: a guide for land managersSolar power is of real interest to both rural and urban property owners as it uses an inexhaustible natural resource to deliver energy and is supported by Government regulation in the form of the Feed-in Tariff (effective from April 2010) and the... [Renewable Energy]  CLA58 - Succession planning for farmers and landownersThis handbook will help farmers and landowners to decide whether to and how to pass the farm on to the next generation. The timely handover of a farm from one generation to the next is important from a productivity standpoint and for the wellbeing of... [Taxation]  CLA57 - A guide to climate change for land managersClimate change is among the most serious challenges that are affecting the world today, and land managers whose businesses are so dependent on climatic conditions are literally on the front line. To be successful in the future land managers will, almost... [Climate Change]  CLA56 - Business and commercial lettings: a guide for landownersIn seeking to generate more income from rural property, there are often opportunities to let buildings to others for commercial use. Owners must be careful not to fall foul of the regulations that govern the conversion and use of buildings, and must also... [Tenancies]  CLA55 - Hydropower as an enterpriseHydropower is of real interest to riparian owners and the rural economy as it not only uses a natural resource to deliver energy, and is supported by Government regulation in the form of the Feed-in Tariff (payable from April 2010) and the Renewables... [Renewable Energy]  CLA54 - National business grants and supportIn order for rural businesses to thrive, access to grant funding and business support is essential. [Business]  CLA53 - Preventing the creation of new public rights of way: rebutting deemed dedicationThis handbook deals with a little-known, yet long-standing provision of law: the ability to prevent the creation of new public rights of way by lodging – with highway authorities – maps, statements and statutory declarations establishing the existence... [Access to the Countryside]  CLA52 - Trees and the landownerThe ownership and management of trees and woodland are issues that affect many, if not most, CLA members. This new CLA advisory handbook, written by CLA Chief Legal Adviser and Head of Policy Services Christopher Price, looks at the main issues that... [Woodlands and Forestry] This new CLA advisory handbook, written by CLA Chief Legal Adviser and Head of Policy Services Christopher Price, gives a general guide to the law concerning the enforcement of planning control. [Local Authorities]  CLA50 - Wind farms and land-based turbines as an enterpriseThis new handbook on wind covers the costs and benefits of wind development from the landowner’s point of view. It is very much a warts-and-all handbook, detailing the factors that drive investment, and the costs and controversy that it can engender. [Renewable Energy]  CLA49 - Biogas: anaerobic digestion of manures, crops and wastes as an enterpriseThis new handbook provides an introduction to the exciting opportunities for members in the area of anaerobic digestion. Following successful lobbying by CLA, from this month electricity generation from biogas will get double the support that is... [Renewable Energy]  CLA48 - Biomass: green energy from forestry and agriculture as an enterpriseClimate change is one of the biggest issues facing the world in the 21st Century. Government has introduced a range of policies designed to reduce man’s impact on the rate of change. [] Food Safety Management Tools in the Food Chain examines the application of food management controls, such as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), in ensuring that the product that reaches the consumer is safe and traceable. [Food] The European Union’s system for granting special status for regional and local food gives the consumer full information about the origin of a particular product and gives the producer a distinct marketing advantage. [Food] “Diversifying the Dairy Business" is the latest of the CLA's advisory handbooks which sets out the principles those seeking to diversify need to take into account. [Diversification] The gas industry is hotting up to meet the challenges of UK energy supply in the face of declining North Sea reserves. This involves not only new landings for compressed gas at major ports, but also onshore gas storage sites, and reinforcements to the... [Wayleaves and Easements] CLA members face water and sewerage companies with compulsory rights more and more often as the existing public system is extended to meet new demands and new developments. This CLA handbook, together with its forthcoming sister publication on Gas and... [Wayleaves and Easements] The new edition of the CLA handbook on Farm Business Tenancies (CLA 42) was published as regulatory changes to agricultural holdings legislation c ame into force on 19th October 2006, and the effects of the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) beg an to... [Tenancies] CLA41 - Metal Detecting and the Treasure Act 1996 (update of CLA12)There is a revised version of the Metal Detecting handbook now available to members. It incorporates the changes in the definition of treasure as brought in by the Treasure (Designation) Order 2002. [Property Rights and Law] Guidance on the compulsory rights framework and practical advice on electricity apparatus on private land. [Wayleaves and Easements] CLA39 - Telecommunications WayleavesFollowing the Communications Act 2003, the creation of "Ofcom", recent case law and with new guidance on BT self assessment this new handbook (together with its sister publication on Electricity Wayleaves) replaces the previous Cables and Wires... [Wayleaves and Easements] CLA38 - A Guide to the Planning System in England and WalesThe introduction of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (the 2004 Act), in September 2004, is making the greatest changes to the planning system since the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, or even the Town & Country Planning Act 1968. [Planning and Housing] CLA37 - Angling, Fisheries and the LawMany CLA members are involved in angling for pleasure, for profit, or for both. The new advisory handbook "Angling, Fisheries and the Law" explains all the main legal issues anglers and fisheries owners should be aware of. [Countryside Sports] [Wayleaves and Easements] CLA34 - The Law of Listed Buildings: An Owner’s GuideBuildings of such "special architectural or historic interest" that they warrant a level of protection above that provided by the mainstream planning system are recorded in a list prepared by the Secretary of State for Culture Media and... [Planning and Housing]  CLA33 - New Transport Schemes: Roads, Rail & CanalsNEW TRANSPORT SCHEMES [Compulsory Purchase] CLA32 - Game Shooting and the LawAt a time when shooting is under scrutiny, it is important that all involved understand and respect the law, especially as it relates to the grant of firearms and shotgun certificates. [Countryside Sports] CLA29 - Shooting LeaseSHOOTING LEASE [Countryside Sports] CLA27 - Law Relating to Livestock and Domestic AnimalsCHAPTER 1 [Agriculture] CLA22 - Model Storage Licence AgreementMODEL STORAGE LICENCE AGREEMENT [Diversification] CLA16 - Diversification Survey on Tenanted Land[Tenancies] CLA15 - Minerals and Waste GuidelinesContinuing development creates a constant demand for minerals, especially rock, sand and gravel. Whilst the guidance in this handbook concentrates on construction aggregates, it also covers other minerals, including coal, oil and gas, gold and... [Minerals and Waste] CLA11 - A Campaigners Guide to Compulsory PurchaseA CAMPAIGNER'S GUIDE TO COMPULSORY PURCHASE [Compulsory Purchase] |
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