On 30 June 2026, we strengthened how projects (which group your applications) are managed in Environment Online to improve consistency, control and data quality.
What this means for you
For Service Users
- You’ll continue using Environment Online as usual
- Access to your existing projects has not changed
- You’ll now request a new project or access in Environment Online or from your Service Administrator, rather than creating or editing projects yourself
- You may use the default project if a suitable project is not available
For Service Administrators
- You’ll now manage project creation, updates and access for your organisation
- You’ll support users by assigning access or creating new projects where needed
- You may receive requests from users for project access or new projects
- New visibility settings allow you to control who can access projects
- A default project is available to all users in your organisation to support continuity, and submissions can be reassigned to a more suitable project as required
Learn more
Detailed guidance on how projects work, including managing access and using the default project is available at Projects in Environment Online.