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BN15

Stone wall supplement - difficult sites

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£15.91

per metre · one-off

info Summary

This Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier supplement provides £15.91 per metre for restoring stone walls on difficult sites, such as those on steep slopes, over 1.6m high, or in inaccessible/boggy locations. It must be undertaken in conjunction with BN12 or BN16 to help control livestock and conserve traditional landscapes.

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  • Discuss and agree site-specific requirements with your Natural England adviser.

description Evidence Required

You must keep photographs of the completed work and provide with your claim.

You must also keep and provide on request:

  • any consents or permissions connected with the work
  • receipted invoices or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
  • photographs of each length of wall to be restored

As you’re applying for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, you must read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the CSHT agreement holder’s guide.

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BN15: Stone wall supplement - difficult sites

You can only apply for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, you must read the CSHT applicant’s guide to understand the rules and how to apply.

This item is not available as a standalone capital grant.

How much you’ll be paid

£15.91 per metre (m). The payment rate is for the total length of boundary under the supplement, not for each side of the boundary.

How this supplement benefits the environment

Restoring the stone walls helps control livestock and conserve a traditional landscape.

Where you can use this supplement

You can use this supplement where you have management control of both sides of the boundary on walls being rebuilt using BN12: Stone wall restoration or BN16: Repair stone walls.

The walls must be either:

  • on a slope with an incline of more than 30 degrees
  • higher than 1.6m
  • in an inaccessible or remote location or situated on boggy ground

You cannot use this supplement:

  • with Sustainable Farming Incentive management action BND1: Maintain dry stone walls
  • if you have received funding in the last 7 years to maintain the same stone wall

You must restore the wall following the specifications in BN12: Stone wall restoration or BN16: Repair stone walls.

Your Natural England adviser will adapt the requirements for this item to your site. You should discuss and agree these requirements with them.

Evidence you must keep

You must keep photographs of the completed work and provide with your claim.

You must also keep and provide on request:

  • any consents or permissions connected with the work
  • receipted invoices or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
  • photographs of each length of wall to be restored

As you’re applying for this item as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) application, you must read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the CSHT agreement holder’s guide.

Other items and supplements you can use with this supplement

Capital items

You can use this item with these items:

BN12: Stone wall restoration

BN16: Repair stone walls

Supplements

You can use this item with these supplements:

BN13: Top wiring – stone wall

BN14: Stone wall supplement - stone from quarry [CSHT]: Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier [m]: metres

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