Guidance

How HS2 affects payments for stewardship scheme agreements

Farmers and land managers need to take action to avoid repaying grants for Environmental Stewardship (ES) or Countryside Stewardship (CS).

• From: Rural Payments Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission and Natural England
• Published: 3 August 2017
• Last updated: 28 July 2023
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  1. 28 July 2023

     ES contact address updated.

  2. 28 June 2023

     Updated the length of time to submit Force Majeure from 15 working days to 8 weeks.

  3. 19 March 2020

     Updated contact details on page and force majeure form

  4. 27 March 2018

     Guidance document now HTML instead of PDF. Change of name for land takeover notices that agreement holders receive. Revised contact details.

  5. 3 August 2017

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

How HS2 affects payments for stewardship scheme agreements

HTML

Form to request consideration of force majeure due to loss of land to HS2

PDF, 261 KB, 4 pages

Details

Use the guidance to find out what you need to do if Phase One of HS2 affects land in your ES or CS agreement. Check if you’re eligible to claim for force majeure to avoid having to pay back the grant you’ve received on affected land.

Use the form to apply for consideration of force majeure.