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<blockquote data-quote="Goweresque" data-source="post: 7870562" data-attributes="member: 818">2 and 3 are needed for sure. 1 is pointless because its not the agreement with Defra that binds a landowner once the agreement ends,&nbsp; its other statutory legislation. For example if you agree to plant trees and maintain them for 15 years, once the 15 year woodland creation agreement is up the separate legislation that controls forestry will have become relevant to your woodland and you can't rip all the trees out and revert to farmland. So if you sign an ELMS agreement&nbsp; and you create a wonderful wildlife habitat during its (say) 10 year period all the other legislation that controls wildlife habitats start to control your land, and will continue to do so once the agreement ends.Its not about putting wording in the ELMS agreement, its about making sure you never do something with your land that means it falls foul of other statutory environmental legislation, either by your actions, or many years of inaction.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Goweresque, post: 7870562, member: 818"] 2 and 3 are needed for sure. 1 is pointless because its not the agreement with Defra that binds a landowner once the agreement ends, its other statutory legislation. For example if you agree to plant trees and maintain them for 15 years, once the 15 year woodland creation agreement is up the separate legislation that controls forestry will have become relevant to your woodland and you can't rip all the trees out and revert to farmland. So if you sign an ELMS agreement and you create a wonderful wildlife habitat during its (say) 10 year period all the other legislation that controls wildlife habitats start to control your land, and will continue to do so once the agreement ends. Its not about putting wording in the ELMS agreement, its about making sure you never do something with your land that means it falls foul of other statutory environmental legislation, either by your actions, or many years of inaction. [/QUOTE]

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