Guidance
Table 3: No equivalent CS option available
Updated 10 July 2023
Applies to England
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Use this table to find potential solutions where no equivalent CS option is available.
Compulsory requirements for upland management
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| UX1 | Moorland commons and share grazing requirements | This option has never been available as a CS Option. Agreement Holders may wish to consider the specific Management option in CS |
| UX2/UOX2 | Upland grassland and arable requirements | This option has never been available as a CS Option. Agreement Holders may wish to consider the specific Management option in CS |
| UX3/UOX3 | Moorland requirements | This option has never been available as a CS Option. Agreement Holders may wish to consider the specific Management option in CS |
Compulsory requirement
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| EA1/OA1 | Farm Environment Record | This option has never been available as a CS Option |
Options for boundary features
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| EB4/UB4/UOB4 | Stone-faced hedgebank management on both sides on or above the Moorland Line | There is no equivalent CS revenue option for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| EB5/OB5 | Stone-faced hedgebank management on one side | There is no equivalent CS revenue option for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| UB5 | Stone-faced hedgebank management on one side on or above the Moorland Line | There is no equivalent CS revenue option for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant. |
| EB11/OB11 | Stone wall protection and maintenance | There is no equivalent CS revenue option for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| UB11/UOB11 | Stone wall protection and maintenance on or above the Moorland Line | There is no equivalent CS revenue option for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant. |
| EB12/OB12 | Earth bank management on both sides | There is no equivalent CS revenue option for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| UB12 | Earth bank management on both sides on or above the Moorland Line | There is no equivalent CS revenue option for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| EB13/OB13 | Earth bank management on one side | There is no equivalent CS revenue option for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| UB13 | Earth bank management on one side on or above the Moorland Line | There is no equivalent CS revenue option for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| EB14/OB14/UB14/UOB14 | Hedgerow restoration | The ‘restoration’ should have already taken place, there is no equivalent option in CS revenue for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| UB15 | Stone-faced hedgebank restoration | The ‘restoration’ should have already taken place, there is no equivalent option in CS revenue for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| UB16 | Earth bank restoration | The ‘restoration’ should have already taken place, there is no equivalent option in CS revenue for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| UB17/UOB17 | Stone wall restoration | The ‘restoration’ should have already taken place, there is no equivalent option in CS revenue for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
Options for trees and woodlands
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| EC3 | Maintenance of woodland fences | This option has never been available as a CS Option |
| UC5 | Sheep fencing around small woodlands | This option is not available as a CS Revenue option. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they will need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| HC9 | Creation of woodland in the Severely Disadvantaged Areas ((SDA) of the LFA) | To find our more about the CS Woodland Higher Tier grant, read the Applicants guide to woodland improvement |
| HC10 | Creation of woodland outside (the LFA) SDAs (and the Moorland Line) | To find out more about the CS Woodland Higher Tier grant, read the Applicants guide to woodland improvement |
| EC23 | Establishment of hedgerow trees by tagging | This option is not available as a CS Revenue option. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they will need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
Options for historic and landscape features
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| HD7 | Arable reversion by natural regeneration | After 5 years this option is now likely to be considered Permanent Grassland and needs to have an appropriate grassland management option on it going forward to protect what we have invested in |
| UD13/UOD13 | Maintaining visibility of archaeological features on moorland | Agreement holders may wish to consider using UP3 as the Agreement Holder needs to continue the protection of the archaeological feature |
Options for buffer strips and field margins
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| OE1 | 2m buffer strips on rotational land | As a minimum requirement Agreement Holders must use SW1 in order to continue to provide the benefits |
| HE1/OHE1 | 2m buffer strips on cultivated land (conventional) or rotational land (organic) | Agreement Holders may wish to consider using SW1 in order to continue to provide the benefits |
| EE1 | 2m buffer strips on cultivated land | As a minimum requirement Agreement Holders must use SW1 in order to continue to provide the benefits |
| OE4 | 2m buffer strips on organic grassland | As a minimum requirement Agreement Holders must use SW2 in order to continue to provide the benefits |
| HE4/OHE4 | 2m buffer strips on intensive grassland (conventional) or organic grassland (organic) | Agreement Holders may wish to consider using SW2 in order to continue to provide the benefits |
| EE4 | 2m buffer strips on intensive grassland | As a minimum requirement Agreement Holders must use SW2 in order to continue to provide the benefits |
Options for arable and rotational land
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| EF1/OF1/HF1 | Management of field corners | As a minimum requirement Agreement Holders must use GS1 on taking small areas out of management, to continue to provide the benefits |
Options to protect soils and water
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| UJ3 | Post and wire fencing along watercourses | This option is not available as a CS Revenue option. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they will need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
| EJ11/OJ11/HJ11/OHJ11 | Maintenance of watercourse fencing | There is no equivalent option in CS revenue for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering renewing fencing they would need to apply for a CS Capital Grant |
Options for grassland outside the Severely Disadvantaged Areas (SDAs) and the Moorland Line
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| EK2/OK2/HK2/OHK2 | Permanent grassland with low inputs outside the SDA (of the LFA) and the Moorland Line | Agreement Holders need to have something to protect limitations of inputs to date. Agreement Holders should be told that they have to use GS2 and move to V. low inputs regime |
Option for mixed stocking on grassland
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| EK5/OK5/HK5/OHK5 | Mixed stocking | This was a supplement in HLS agreements and has not been continued in CS |
Options for SDAs, including Moorland Line land
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| EL2/OL2/HL2/OHL2 | Permanent grassland with low inputs in SDAs (SDA land, excluding parcels within the Moorland Line) | Agreement Holders need to have something to protect limitations of inputs to date. Agreement Holders should be told that they have to use GS5 and move to V. low inputs regime |
| HL11 | Creation of upland heathland | This option should have already been created and Agreement Holders must have something to protect the benefits gained through creation. Agreement Holders should include UP3 on Management of moorland |
| UL17/UOHL17 | No supplementary feeding on moorland | Agreement holders may wish to consider using UP1 as this within the specification of this option |
| UL21/UOHL21 | No cutting strip within meadows | Agreement holders may consider using GS2 or GS5 but no equivalence requirement |
Options for access
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| HN1 | Linear and open access - base payment | Option actively withdrawn from HLS Agreements. Agreements Holders might consider a CS Capital Grant - AC1 may be available |
| HN2 | Permissive open access | Option actively withdrawn from HLS Agreements. Agreement Holders might consider a CS Capital Grant - AC1 may be available |
| HN3 | Permissive footpath access | Option actively withdrawn from HLS Agreements. Agreement Holders might consider a CS Capital Grant - AC1 may be available |
| HN4 | Permissive bridleway/cycle path access | Option actively withdrawn from HLS Agreements. Agreement Holders might consider a CS Capital Grant - AC1 may be available |
| HN5 | Access for people with reduced mobility | Option actively withdrawn from HLS Agreements. Agreement Holders might consider a CS Capital Grant - AC1 may be available |
| HN6 | Upgrading CRoW Act access for cyclists/horses | Option actively withdrawn from HLS Agreements. Agreement Holders might consider a CS Capital Grant - AC1 may be available |
| HN7 | Upgrading Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act access for people with reduced mobility | Option actively withdrawn from HLS Agreements. Agreement Holders might consider a CS Capital Grant - AC1 may be available |
Options for lowland heathland
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| HO5 | Creation of lowland heathland on worked mineral sites | This option should have already been created and Agreement Holders may wish to choose LH1 on Management of lowland heathland |
Options for Isles of Scilly
| ELS / OELS / HLS / UELS / OHLS Option | Description | Potential solution - Options for consideration |
|---|---|---|
| HIOS1 | Landscape management | There is no equivalent option in CS revenue for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to consider other CS options |
| HIOS2 | Management of rare arable bulb/flora | There is no equivalent option in CS revenue for Agreement Holders to use. If Agreement Holders are considering this option they would need to consider other CS options |