This item is part of Capital Grants 2026. You must read the Capital Grants 2026 guidance to understand the rules and how to apply.
\nIf you’re applying for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, you must read the CSHT applicant’s guide to understand the rules and how to apply.
£11.55 per metre (m).
\n\nIt ensures new guttering, and downpipes (rainwater goods) prevent the discharge of clean water on to fouled yard areas. This helps reduce the risk of water pollution.
\n\nThis item can help you protect, recover and improve biodiversity on your land.
\n\nYou can only use this item in areas targeted to reduce water pollution from agriculture. Catchment Sensitive Farming will tell you where these areas are.
\n\nCatchment Sensitive Farming provides advice where there are water quality or flood risk issues linked to farming.
\n\nYou must:
\n\nYou must keep photographs of the completed work and provide them with your claim.
\n\nYou must also keep and provide on request:
\n\nRead the record keeping and site visit requirements in the Agreement holder’s guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier capital grants and Protection and Infrastructure grants for more information.
\n\nIf you’re applying for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the CSHT agreement holder’s guide.
\n\nYou can use this item with these items:
\n\nRP13: Yard underground drainage pipework
\n\n\n\n\n\nRP17: Storage tanks underground
\n\n\n\nRP19: First flush rainwater diverters and downpipe filters
\n\nThe following advice may help you to use this item, but you do not have to follow it to get paid. It’s not part of this item’s requirements.
\n\nCheck to make sure the work meets relevant British Standards.
\n\nThis item can be detrimental if used close to a historic farmstead or listed building. You should consider the nature and historic value of the existing surfaces when siting this item. You should get advice on whether listed building consent is needed.
\n\nRead about the effective use of water on dairy farms on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) website.
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