Key dates for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
Important dates for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier.
| Date | Information |
|---|---|
| 31 December of year before submitting application | Submit Woodland Management Plan by this date for approval by Forestry Commission (FC) if woodland is included in Countryside Stewardship (CS) 2021 application – does not apply to woodland creation maintenance option. |
| 9 February 2021 | Start of CS 2021 application period for agreements that will start on 1 January 2022. |
| 31 March 2021 (midnight) | Deadline for requesting a CS 2021 Higher Tier application pack by email or phone |
| 31 March 2021 (midnight) | Deadline for requesting a CS 2021 Higher Tier application pack online. |
| Before 30 April 2021 | If woodland is included in CS application, Woodland Management Plan must be approved or approved in principle before Higher Tier initial application is submitted. |
| 30 April 2021 (midnight) | Deadline for submitting Higher Tier 2021 initial application. |
| By early June 2021 | Customer notified of success or failure of Higher Tier 2021 initial application. |
| June to August 2021 | Higher Tier 2021 final application development with customer. |
| 31 August 2021 | Deadline for submitting Higher Tier 2020 final application to FC or NE. All necessary consents, permissions and evidence must be arranged by this date. Woodland Management Plans, must be fully approved with any associated felling licence in place by this date. |
| 31 August 2021 | Deadline for RPA to receive any requested ‘baseline’ (BEHTA) evidence. Deadline for RPA to receive any changes to the Higher Tier woodland only 2021 final application. Woodland Management Plans where needed for woodland only applications, must be fully approved with any associated felling licence in place by this date. |
| By end October 2021 | Final scoring for woodland only applications and the woodland element of a mixed application. |
| 31 December 2021 | 2021 Agreement offer and declaration sent to customer by this date for agreements that will start on 1 January 2022. |
| 31 December 2021 | Official end of the CS 2021 year. |
| 1 January 2022 | Start date for CS Higher Tier 2022 agreements applied for in 2021. |