The Environmental Stewardship (England) Regulations 2005

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 3 Grants

PART 1 ELS points target, points score and grant

1.  The ELS points target shall be calculated at the following rates—

(a) in relation to any conventional land situated within the less favoured area which comprises all or part of a parcel with an area of at least 15 hectares (“LFA land”), 8 points per hectare; and

(b) in relation to all other conventional land, 30 points per hectare.

2.  The beneficiary’s ELS points score shall be calculated by—

(a) multiplying the points value per unit in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 for each ELS option which is included in the environmental stewardship agreement by the number of units for which it is included (giving the points score for each ELS option); and

(b) adding together the points score for each ELS option.

3.  The grant for the ELS element of an environmental stewardship agreement shall be calculated at the following rates—

(a) in relation to any LFA land, £8 per hectare per agreement year; and

(b) in relation to all other conventional land, £30 per hectare per agreement year.

PART 2 OELS points target, points score and grant

4.  The OELS points target shall be calculated at the rate of 60 points per hectare.

5.  The beneficiary’s OELS points score shall be calculated by—

(a) multiplying the points value per unit in column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 for each OELS option which is included in the environmental stewardship agreement by the number of units for which it is included (giving the points score for each OELS option); and

(b) adding together the points score for each OELS option.

6.  The grant for the OELS element of an environmental stewardship agreement shall be calculated at the rate of £60 per hectare per agreement year in respect of all organic land.

PART 3 HLS grant

7.—(1) The grant for the HLS element of an environmental stewardship agreement shall be the sum of the grant in respect of any—

(a) HLS options, calculated in accordance with paragraph (2); and

(b) HLS capital works items, calculated in accordance with paragraph (3).

(2) In any agreement year the grant for HLS options shall be calculated by—

(a) multiplying the payment rate referred to in regulation 5(5)(a) for each HLS option included in the environmental stewardship agreement by the number of units for which it is included (giving the payment for each HLS option); and

(b) adding together the payment for each HLS option.

(3) The grant for HLS capital works items shall be calculated as follows—

(a) for HLS capital works items listed in column 1 of Part 4 of Schedule 2, by—

(i) multiplying the payment rate referred to in regulation 5(5)(b) for each such HLS capital works item included in the environmental stewardship agreement by the number of units for which it is included (giving the payment for each such HLS capital works item); and

(ii) adding together the payments for each such HLS capital works item;

(b) for HLS capital works items listed in column 1 of Part 5 of Schedule 2, by—

(i) multiplying the percentage referred to in regulation 5(5)(c) by the cost for each such HLS capital works item included in the environmental stewardship agreement (giving the payment for each such HLS capital works item); and

(ii) adding together the payment for each such HLS capital works item; and

(c) adding together the payments calculated in accordance with sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).

PART 4 Special project grant

8.—(1) The grant for the special project element of an environmental stewardship agreement shall be the sum of the grant for each special project activity included in it.

(2) The grant for a special project activity shall be—

(a) calculated at the rate specified for it, or

(b) the amount specified for it

in the environmental stewardship agreement.