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 – a plan or feasibility study should include a flood risk assessment (if required)

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)

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, 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

get planning consent or permission to divert a public right of way from your local planning authority, if your agreement requires building or removing a flood defence bank

get a wildlife licence from Natural England if your activities affect a protected species or their habitat

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.

CSW17 pays £1409.00 per year.

You can do this action on land that’s:

an eligible land type

registered with an eligible land cover on your digital maps

declared with a land use code which is compatible with the eligible land cover

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