You must keep and provide with your claim:

photographs of the completed work
consents and advice from the Highways Authority or a historic environment specialist connected with the work
any consents or permissions from the local planning authority

If you do not need consent or permission from your local planning authority, you must provide evidence to show this. This can be a:

letter from the authority confirming you do not need permission
note of a telephone conversation with a local authority representative, with the name, date, and time of the call
link to online guidance or printout of guidance text which shows you do not need permission

You must also keep and provide on request:

any consents or permissions connected with the work (in addition to the ones provided with your claim)
receipted invoices or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
photographs of the site before works start

Read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the Agreement holder’s guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier capital grants and Protection and Infrastructure grants for more information.

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

RP2: Gateway relocation

This item is part of Capital Grants 2025. You must read the Capital Grants 2025 guidance to understand the rules and how to apply.

If you’re applying 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.

How much you’ll be paid

£369.59 per gateway.

How this item benefits the environment

Relocating a gateway so it will not act as a pathway for water runoff prevents polluted surface water from leaving fields through gateways. This helps to reduce the risk of soil erosion, water pollution and can contribute to natural flood management.

Where you can use this item

You can use this item where all the following apply:

in areas targeted to reduce water pollution from agriculture
where a gateway is acting as a channel for water movement
where a gateway is associated with farm machinery or livestock

Catchment Sensitive Farming provides advice where there are water quality or flood risk issues linked to farming.

You must get consents and advice before you start work from:

the local planning authority (if the new gateway provides access to public highways or byways open to all traffic)
the Highways Authority (if a public right of way passes through the existing or new gateway)
a historic environment specialist (if the gateway is on a historic routeway)

What you must do to use this item

You must:

leave existing gate posts where they are, keeping any existing stone or slate posts that are traditional landscape or historic features
re-route the existing trackways associated with the gateway and improve the disused sections
fill the gap left by the old gateway using materials that match the character of the rest of the boundary
use new hanging and shutting posts in the new gateway

Evidence you must keep

You must keep and provide with your claim:

photographs of the completed work
consents and advice from the Highways Authority or a historic environment specialist connected with the work
any consents or permissions from the local planning authority

If you do not need consent or permission from your local planning authority, you must provide evidence to show this. This can be a:

letter from the authority confirming you do not need permission
note of a telephone conversation with a local authority representative, with the name, date, and time of the call
link to online guidance or printout of guidance text which shows you do not need permission

You must also keep and provide on request:

any consents or permissions connected with the work (in addition to the ones provided with your claim)
receipted invoices or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
photographs of the site before works start

Read the record keeping and site visit requirements in the Agreement holder’s guide: Capital Grants, Higher Tier capital grants and Protection and Infrastructure grants for more information.

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