CAAV Note 240328: England - CS and ES Revenue Claims - Updating Land Use
DEFRA has confirmed the requirement to update land use codes when submitting a Countryside Stewardship or Environmental Stewardship revenue claim. This note has more detail.
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DEFRA has confirmed the requirement to update land use codes when submitting a Countryside Stewardship or Environmental Stewardship revenue claim. This note has more detail.
With the title Agricultural Valuation in a Changing World, the CAAV and the Portuguese ASAVAL brought together 130 valuers in a European conference in Lisbon’s Museu do Oriente on 22nd March. The day reviewed valuation principles and practice across Europe with the new challenges of already evident climate change, developing technologies, evolving markets and geo-political instability. The note below reports on the topics from the conference.
The Scottish Government has published an updated version of its Agricultural Reform Route Map. This includes additional cross compliance requirements for 2025. This note has more detail.
DEFRA has announced today (25th March) that there will be a cap of 25% of a holding able to be entered into 6 actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive that take land out of direct food production. The actions are: IPM2: Flower-rich grass margins, blocks, or in-field stripsAHL1: Pollen and nectar flower mixAHL2: Winter bird food on arable and horticultural landAHL3: Grassy field corners or blocksIGL1: Take improved grassland field corners or blocks out of managementIGL2: Winter bird food...
The British Standards Institute has published a 1st draft of a set of principles for high integrity nature markets for consultation. The document is called BSI Flex 701 v1.0 Nature markets – Overarching principles and framework – Specification. This note provides an introduction.
The new Welsh First Minister. Vaughan Gething, has moved Lesley Griffiths to Culture, replacing her with Huw Irranca Griffiths in a new post for Climate Change and Rural Affairs. When an MP he had been a junior minister at DEFRA.
This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 21st March 2024 Scotland’s latest Land Reform Bill has now been published. Most of it concerns a series of agricultural tenancy changes and a revised and consolidated Small Landholders regime for perhaps less than 70 tenancies. However, its opening sections 1 to 6 would create a framework to regulate the management of over 400 of the largest rural ownerships and to control the disposal of land by many more with potential...
The Government has published its Register of decisions for CPO applications in England, with its intention stated: "...increase transparency on how CPO decisions are taken and to improve knowledge and awareness of the purposes which compulsory purchase powers may be used. It is hoped this will give authorities greater confidence to use their CPO powers and help clarify misconceptions about the CPO process."...
The CAAV and others have been pressing DEFRA for ways to ease the process of moving used agricultural machinery to Northern Ireland under post-Brexit rules where Norther Ireland is both part of United Kingdom and within the EU Single Market for Goods with its legislation. Three options are being discussed. A DEFRA Survey is now open seeking views and closes on 5th April. Interested members are urged to respond and take advantage of these live discussions in the hope of helping find more...
DEFRA has published an update on the progress of Government work to increase private investment in nature recovery and sustainable farming. This note provides a brief overview.
In its Beyond 2030 Report, the Electricity System Operator (ESO) has recommended electricity transmission infrastructure investment on the Great Britain (GB) network of £58 billion between 2030 and 2035, which is in addition to an indicated £54 billion for 2024-30; all investment is aimed at preparing the electricity system to be net zero by 2035. This note provides information on the announcement. A further note will be prepared when more detail is known....
Forestry England has updated the payment rates for the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO). This note provides more information.
As the expressly Land Reform component of the Bill, its Part 1 sets its provisions for “large land holdings” and “large holdings of land” whether over 3,000 ha or 1,000 ha, either as a single holding or a “composite” one, with obligations for land management plans, regulation of land transfers, a requirement for lotting decisions in some cases and a new Land and Communities Commissioner. The other parts of the Bill concern the proposed Land Management Tenancy, an array of tenancy...
DEFRA is seeking views on the targeted culling of badgers and increased use of vaccination in the control of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). It proposes to retain badger culling as an option in targeted parts only of the High-Risk Area and Edge Areas, including much of southwest and central England, where there are high levels of infection in cattle, and where evidence suggests badgers are part of the problem in the spread of disease to these herds. When the disease situation has been deemed to have...
This note provides headlines from the 12th SAAVA/CAAV Scottish Agricultural Land Occupation Survey.
Ahead of any possible further spring plantings, the AHDB has reported on substantial reductions in this year’s planted area for major combinable crops. This note looks at the figures.
This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 14th March 2024 Pressures on clients’ choices as to the use of property continue to develop with new factors to be taken into account for advice. The Budget’s tax hit on holiday lets may see an appraisal of how cottages are used. Answers may range from keeping them, if integral to the holding in a tourist area and hoping to benefit from others going out, to switching to longer lettings or sale at the reduced rate for...
The window for revenue claims for Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship agreements opened on 14 March. Claims should be submitted by 15 May. The Land Use codes for the parcels in the agreement should be updated to ensure that they are current. More detail is available here....
The Scottish Government has published the Scottish Land Reform Bill 2024. This note provides an initial summary.
The Budget’s announcement of the prospective extension of APR to agricultural property entered into qualifying environmental agreements has inevitably led to early questions, including its potential application to the variety of biodiversity net gain agreements that may be considered in England. This note provides an initial review.