What you must do to get paid for this CSHT action and advice on how to do it.

To apply for this action, you’ll need:

to agree an implementation plan or feasibility study with your Natural England adviser or Forestry Commission woodland officer

Scheduled Monument Consent from Historic England for any work on scheduled monuments

consent from Natural England for any activity on land designated as a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) or where land drainage or changing water levels affect nearby SSSIs

to obtain the necessary consents and water resource licences from the Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) or Internal Drainage Board (IDB) as appropriate before undertaking any works (for example, an abstraction licence, impoundment licence or transfer licence from the Environment Agency)

You may need to:

get advice from your Natural England adviser if you have other archaeological or historic features on your agreement land

get a licence from Natural England if your management affects a protected species or their habitat

apply for a felling licence from the Forestry Commission to carry out some activities in this action

get planning consent or permission (as appropriate) to divert a public right of way from your local planning authority, if your agreement requires installation of bunds or embankments within the floodplain

All archaeological and historic features (including scheduled monuments) are identified in your Historic Environment Farm Environment Record (HEFER).

If you’re a tenant, it’s your responsibility to check whether your tenancy agreement allows you to complete what’s required in the actions you choose. You may need your landlord’s consent.

You must keep evidence to show what you have done to complete this action. If it’s not clear that you have done this action in a way that could reasonably be expected to achieve its aim, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) may ask for this evidence. You must supply the evidence if they ask for it.

CSP2 pays £181.00 per year.

Same as base action.

This information is provided by Farmwalk based on published government guidance. Always check the latest guidance on GOV.UK.