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<p>Screening applications received 2006–2021 = 3227</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Applications
Received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Screening
applications rejected 2006–2021 = 251</p><p>Screening applications withdrawn 2006–2021
= 77</p><p>Screening application decisions issued 2006-2021 = 2899</p><p> </p><p>Consent
applications received 2006–2021 = 13</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Consent
Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Breaches
of the regulations 2006–2021 = 63</p><p>During the period 2006–2021 in total there
were 63 enforcement cases, covering over 362 hectares of land. Natural England (NE)
has issued 17 restoration notices and accepted 32 voluntary enforcement undertakings
to remediate and make good the environmental damage caused to over 270 hectares of
land by breach of the Regulations. Warning letters highlighting technical or minor
breaches, when serving civil sanctions would be disproportionate, were issued to offenders
for breaches to raise awareness of the legislation and achieve future compliance.</p><p>Two
prosecutions relating to breaches of the regulations have been successfully brought:</p><ul><li>Devon
(June 2021) – relating to damage to Mesolithic and Neolithic historic environment
features. The land manager was successfully prosecuted for failing to comply with
a Stop Notice requiring the cessation of damaging works and was fined £7,500 and costs
of £24,000.</li></ul><ul><li>Cumbria (March 2014) - relating to damage to semi-natural
lowland grassland. The landowner was successfully prosecuted for failing to comply
with remediation notice to remove artificial drainage pipes and was fined £2,500 and
costs of £10,000 plus £250 victim surcharge.</li></ul><p>No assessment has been made,
by NE, of the area of land where changes have been made to land use without permission.</p>
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