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Edition of 16/09/2026 15 entries, 3 sections Last revision: 16/09/2026

EDGE · Section 2 of 3 Environmental Planning

This section gathers the entries about review: the town counter, the state program, the federal district, the band left along the water, and the way runoff leaves a site.

6 entries in this section. Last revision 16/09/2026.

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Where you are EDGE, from the town counter to the federal district office.

Who decides here each authority in turn, in the order the sequence sets.

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EDGEHow environmental planning review works
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the reviewing authority that receives the application
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EDGEConservation commissions and planning boards
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the conservation commission or the planning board
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EDGEState approvals that commonly apply
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the state environmental agency
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WETLANDFederal approvals and the Corps program
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the US Army Corps of Engineers
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EDGEBuffers and setbacks along water
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the town
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EDGEStormwater and site design questions
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the state stormwater program
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How environmental planning review works EDGE · article
A folding table in a town hall meeting room is covered with site plans and rolled drawings, empty wooden chairs set in a row before it; tall windows on the left throw long bars of daylight across the floor.
Plans laid out in a meeting room · municipal meeting room, New Hampshire

A walkthrough of how environmental planning review unfolds at the town, state and federal levels in northern New England.

Conservation commissions and planning boards EDGE · article
A corridor inside a municipal building, its notice board filled with plain typed sheets behind glass and a long wooden bench beneath it; a broad window at right looks out on a stone house and bare trees.
Notice board in a municipal corridor · municipal building interior, New Hampshire

How conservation commissions and planning boards divide environmental questions during local review in northern New England towns.

State approvals that commonly apply EDGE · article
Neat stacks of blank application forms sit on a plain counter with a pen resting across the top sheet and a clip holding the corners square; the counter surface is bare and the light falls evenly from above.
Stacks of blank forms on a counter · permitting counter, state office

An overview of state environmental approvals commonly triggered by projects in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.

Federal approvals and the Corps program WETLAND · article
A wide river bends past a low gravel bank with an aluminium boat pulled up out of the water near the edge, alder and willow crowding the shore, and a wooded ridge rising behind the far bend under grey cloud.
River bend with a boat on the gravel · river bank, northern New England

How federal approvals, including the Corps of Engineers permit program for work in waters and wetlands, come into play.

Buffers and setbacks along water EDGE · article
A lake shore seen from the water side, an unbroken band of shrubs and trees holding the bank between the water and an open mown field beyond; a few rocks and fallen branches lie along the waterline.
Intact shore band above a lake · lakeshore buffer, New Hampshire

How buffer and setback requirements along rivers, lakes and wetlands vary across northern New England towns and states.

Stormwater and site design questions EDGE · article
A gravel driveway runs past a shallow grassy swale with water trickling between stones at its base after rain; coarse grass and a low bank of soil edge the channel, and a line of trees closes the view ahead.
Gravel drive with a grassy swale · roadside swale, New Hampshire

How stormwater and site design questions are handled in environmental review, from runoff volume to erosion control.

EDGEWhat triggers review
A project that has to pass more than one review
Applicant
EDGEWho decides
Each authority in turn, in the order the sequence sets.
Named body
EDGEWhat the agency page does not state
The section shows the sequence. It does not shorten it.
Not stated