In much of the United States (and I assume Europe), there are a variety of environmental regulations which restrict what you can do with your land. I don't kno

In much of the United States (and I assume Europe), there are a variety of environmental regulations which restrict what you can do with your land. I don't know them in detail, but I know that tree removal, wetland removal, changing watersheds, drilling/mining, storing toxic chemicals, etc. often require permits. This is the price of environmental regulations.