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Form for Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holders to request a minor and temporary adjustment to the requirements for the options in their agreement.
Use this form to apply for a Capital grants plan or Capital grants study.
Use this form with Countryside Stewardship applications that include capital item WN12: Create or restore ponds up to 2 hectares.
Use this form for applications where the applicant does not have management control over all or part of the land for the full length of a potential agreement.
Tell the Rural Payments Agency if you want an agent to manage your agreement on your behalf.
Appeal against a hedgerow notice - deadlines, how to appeal and how long it takes to get a decision
Use this form to apply for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) screening decision for projects that will increase agricultural productivity of uncultivated land or semi-natural areas.
Rural Development Programme for England - funding and current schemes.
Landowners or occupiers should use this form to pay for fast-track advice on a proposal to carry out work on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Deployment form MPP2 and form guidance.
Application form for a Women’s Land Army and Timber Corps veteran's badge.
For farmers and land managers to assess if land is eligible for permanent grassland options GS2, GS5, GS6 or OT2.
Use this assessment form for Countryside Stewardship applications or agreements that include HS1 or HS8 options.
Use this form to identify maintenance work and show work undertaken on traditional farm buildings as part of a Countryside Stewardship agreement.
Competent authorities must give notice of their decision to allow a plan or project that has an adverse effect on a European site to go ahead.
Land owners should use this form to pay for advice on carrying out work on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Find out what livestock records Countryside Stewardship agreement holders need to keep.
Use this form to apply for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) screening decision for projects that will restructure rural land.
How to apply for a licence from Defra to burn heather or grass on peat deeper than 30cm within a less favoured area.
Use these forms to consult on archaeological and heritage, biodiversity, or landscape, common land and access features.
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