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<blockquote data-quote="AndrewM" data-source="post: 7701134" data-attributes="member: 55784"><p>The EIA regulations protect rural land in England that’s uncultivated or semi-natural from changes in agricultural activities that might cause damage by:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">increasing productivity</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">physically changing field boundaries</li> </ul><p>Uncultivated land is land that has not been cultivated in the last 15 years by:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">physical means, such as ploughing or an activity that breaks the soil surface</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chemical means, such as adding fertiliser or soil improvers</li> </ul><p>Semi-natural land includes <a href="http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5718" target="_blank">priority habitats</a>, heritage or archaeological features, or protected landscapes. It’s usually land that has not been intensively farmed, such as unimproved grassland or lowland heath.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eia-agriculture-regulations-apply-to-make-changes-to-rural-land[/URL]</p><p></p><p>if you only planted grass there 4 years ago you wont be falling into this catergory</p><p></p><p><em>Firstly, it is important to note that if the Rural Payment Agency (RPA) define some of your land as ‘Permanent Grassland’, this makes no difference at all as to whether you are allowed to plough it. The RPA’s method of classifying such land is purely based on what has been put on annual subsidy applications. If a return details that a field has been grass on 15th May for 5 consecutive years, it will be classified as Permanent Grassland (even if it has been re-seeded during that period).</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The reason they do this is that they have had an obligation from the EU to monitor the level of permanent grassland across the country so they use this very simplistic approach, rather than going to the expense of a more complex system. Whilst having the RPA call your land permanent or temporary grassland does have an impact on certain crop diversification and ecological focus area obligations, it does not mean that land classed as ‘RPA Permanent Grassland’ is burdened with extra restrictions.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cpwdaniell.co.uk/can-i-plough-my-permanent-pasture/[/URL]</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndrewM, post: 7701134, member: 55784"] The EIA regulations protect rural land in England that’s uncultivated or semi-natural from changes in agricultural activities that might cause damage by: [LIST] [*]increasing productivity [*]physically changing field boundaries [/LIST] Uncultivated land is land that has not been cultivated in the last 15 years by: [LIST] [*]physical means, such as ploughing or an activity that breaks the soil surface [*]chemical means, such as adding fertiliser or soil improvers [/LIST] Semi-natural land includes [URL='http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5718']priority habitats[/URL], heritage or archaeological features, or protected landscapes. It’s usually land that has not been intensively farmed, such as unimproved grassland or lowland heath. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eia-agriculture-regulations-apply-to-make-changes-to-rural-land[/URL] if you only planted grass there 4 years ago you wont be falling into this catergory [I]Firstly, it is important to note that if the Rural Payment Agency (RPA) define some of your land as ‘Permanent Grassland’, this makes no difference at all as to whether you are allowed to plough it. The RPA’s method of classifying such land is purely based on what has been put on annual subsidy applications. If a return details that a field has been grass on 15th May for 5 consecutive years, it will be classified as Permanent Grassland (even if it has been re-seeded during that period). The reason they do this is that they have had an obligation from the EU to monitor the level of permanent grassland across the country so they use this very simplistic approach, rather than going to the expense of a more complex system. Whilst having the RPA call your land permanent or temporary grassland does have an impact on certain crop diversification and ecological focus area obligations, it does not mean that land classed as ‘RPA Permanent Grassland’ is burdened with extra restrictions. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cpwdaniell.co.uk/can-i-plough-my-permanent-pasture/[/URL][/I] [/QUOTE]
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