The Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1991

Regulations 6(8), 9(1), 10(1), (2), (3), (4) and (7), and 12(2) and (3)

SCHEDULE 1 ELIGIBLE AGRICULTURAL WORKS, FACILITIES AND TRANSACTIONS AND RATES OF GRANT

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Kind of work, facility or transaction	Business outside less-favoured area. Rate of grant. Per cent.	Business inside less-favoured area. Rate of grant. Per cent.
1.  Provision, replacement or improvement of: (a) (i) hedges (including associated protective fencing and hedgerow trees),	40	50
(ii) walls built of materials traditional in the locality,	40	50
(iii) banks built of materials traditional in the locality (including associated protective fencing), and associated gates, stiles and footbridges;	40	50
(b) facilities for the handling, storage and treatment of agricultural effluents and waste (including safety fencing) and fixed disposal facilities for such effluents and waste;	50	50
(c) shelter belts (including trees for shading livestock and associated protective fencing)— (i) consisting of 50 per cent. Or more broadleaved trees;	40	50
(ii) other shelter belts.	15	50
2.  Enclosure of areas of grazed woodland (consisting of 75 per cent. Or more broadleaved trees or, in Scotland only, consisting of 75 per cent. Or more Scots pine) with fencing protecting the areas from livestock.	40	50
3.  Burning heather or grass or making muirburn or regenerating heather by cutting; bracken control by means other than soil cultivation.	40	50
4.  Enclosure of areas of heather moorland or heathland with fencing protecting the areas from livestock.	40	50
5.  Repair or reinstatement of vernacular buildings in agricultural use and made of materials traditional in the locality where the repair or reinstatement is carried out using similar materials.	35	35
6.  Supply and installation of: (a) wind or water powered pumps and generators, solar and other forms of permanent and durable energy-saving agricultural investment (excluding any investment specified in sub-paragraph (b) below);	15	25
(b) permanent thermal insulation, vapour sealing or gas sealing for the control of temperature or atmosphere in buildings designed and intended for agricultural use (excluding glasshouses of a kind specified in paragraph 12 below).	15	25
7.  Provision, replacement, improvement or alteration of: (a) fencing (excluding fencing specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 above), shelter screens and walls (where the walls are not built of materials traditional in the locality) and associated gates;	15	25
(b) works and facilities to prevent the flooding of agricultural land by watercourses.	15	25
8.  Replacement of field drainage, including underdrainage and ditching and associated moling and subsoiling, but excluding the replacement of drainage on heathland and moorland.	15	25
9.—(a) Re-seeding and regeneration of grassland (excluding heathland and moorland), including as part of a complete programme of work the application of lime or fertiliser.	15	25
(b) Application of lime or fertiliser (other than normal husbandry applications) for the benefit of grassland (excluding heathland and moorland).	Nil	25
10.—(a) Replacement of apple orchards (other than apple orchards consisting of trees producing cider apples) which have been grubbed up after 1st July 1988 by an equal or smaller area of apple orchards consisting of commercial varieties of apple trees and associated trees required for their pollination.	35	35
(b) Replacement of pear orchards (other than pear orchards consisting of trees producing perry pears) which have been grubbed up after 1st July 1988 by an equal or smaller area of pear orchards consisting of commercial varieties of pear trees and associated tress required for their pollination.	35	35
11.  Provision, installation or replacement of heating systems (including boilers) in glasshouses and in durable structures clad with translucent plastic designed and intended for the production of horticultural produce or beneficial organisms.	35	35
12.  Replacement of heated glasshouses (being heated internally by means of permanent installations for the consumption of fuel) by other glasshouses so heated or by heated durable structures clad with translucent plastic designed and intended for the production of horticultural produce or beneficial organisms; alteration or improvement (including the supply and installation of permanent thermal insulation) of such heated glasshouses.	40	40
13.  Any work, facility or transaction (including conservation or amenity works) incidental to the carrying out of any work, facility or transaction specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 12 above or necessary or proper in carrying it out or providing it or securing the full benefit thereof.	The rate appropriate to that work, facility or transaction in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.
14.  Preparation of improvement plans relating to agricultural works, facilities or transactions.	25	25

Regulations 2(1), 6(3), (5) and (8), 9(1) and 10(5)

SCHEDULE 2 TYPES OF ANCILLARY FARM BUSINESS AND ELIGIBLE WORKS, FACILITIES AND TRANSACTIONS AND RATES OF GRANT

Column 1	Column 2
Type of ancillary farm business	Kind of work or facility or transaction. Rate of grant 25 per cent.
* In accordance with regulation 6(3)(e), grant in relation to the provision of horses and ponies for hire is only available in a less-favoured area.
1.  Farm-based industry.	1.  Provision , alteration, enlargement or reconditioning of permanent buildings. 2.  Works of a capital nature relating to workshops, office accommodation, stores and processing rooms, including the provision of improvement of toilet and washing facilities. 3.  Provision, replacement and installation of fixed equipment and machinery. 4.  Provision or improvement of facilities for the supply of gas, electricity, heating oil and water. 5.  Provision or improvement of drainage, including facilities for the disposal of rain and surface water and facilities for the treatment and disposal of foul waste. 6.  Provision or improvement of roads, paths, fences, hard standings and car parks.
2.  Farm shops.	1.  Provision, alteration, enlargement or reconditioning of permanent buildings. 2.  Works of a capital nature relating to shop premises, office accommodation and stores, including the provision or improvement of toilet and washing facilities. 3.  Provision or improvement of facilities for the supply of gas, electricity, heating oil and water. 4.  Provision or improvement of drainage, including facilities for the disposal of rain and surface water and facilities for the treatment and disposal of foul waste. 5.  Provision or improvement of roads, paths, fences, hard standings and car parks.
3.  Direct sale to farm visitors of fruit and vegetables which the visitors pick themselves.	1.  Provision or improvement of roads, paths, fences, hard standings and car parks. 2.  Provision or improvement of toilet facilities.
4.  Provision of accommodation, food and drink.	1.  Provision, alteration, enlargement or reconditioning of permanent buildings. 2.  Works of a capital nature relating to tourist accommodation, including the provision or improvement of catering, drying, washing and toilet facilities. 3.  Provision and installation of fixed equipment and machinery. 4.  Provision or improvement of facilities for the supply of gas, electricity, heating oil and water. 5.  Provision or improvement of drainage, including facilities for the disposal of rain and surface water and facilities for the treatment and disposal of foul waste. 6.  Provision or improvement of roads, paths, fences and hard standings. 7.  Provision or improvement of car parks (in relation to the provision of food and drink only).
5.  Provision of facilities for sports and recreation.	1.  Provision, alteration, enlargement or reconditioning of permanent buildings. 2.  Works of a capital nature relating to office and clubhouse accommodation, including fixed seating and shelter for spectators, and the provision or improvement of drying, washing and toilet facilities. 3.  Provision and installation of fixed equipment. 4.  Provision or improvement of facilities for the supply of gas, electricity, heating oil and water. 5.  Provision or improvement of drainage, including facilities for the disposal of rain and surface water and facilities for the treatment and disposal of foul waste. 6.  Provision or improvement of roads, paths, fences, hard standings and car parks. 7.  Works of a capital nature relating to the establishment of sports grounds and recreational areas, including— (a) field drainage; (b) land levelling and grading; (c) re-seeding and regeneration of amenity grassland; (d) laying of turf and of hard surfaces; (e) the establishment of ponds for recreational fishing.
6.  Provision of educational facilities relating to farming and the countryside and to farm-based industry.	1.  Provision, alteration, enlargement or reconditioning of permanent buildings. 2.  Works of a capital nature relating to lecture hall accommodation and the establishment of display and exhibition areas, including fixed seating and shelters, viewing galleries, notices and signs, and the provision or improvement of toilet and washing facilities. 3.  Provision or improvement of facilities for the supply of gas, electricity, heating oil and water. 4.  Provision or improvement of drainage, including facilities for the disposal of rain and surface water and facilities for the treatment and disposal of foul waste. 5.  Provision or improvement of roads, paths, fences, hard standings and car parks. 6.  Works of a capital nature relating to the establishment of nature trails, including— (a) the establishment of ponds and wet areas; (b) the clearance of obstacles (other than trees or shrubs); (c) the re-grading of land; (d) the provision and planting of trees, shrubs and other plants.
7.  Provision of livery.	1.  Provision, alteration, enlargement or reconditioning of permanent buildings. 2.  Provision and installation of fixed equipment. 3.  Provision or improvement of toilet facilities and facilities for the supply of electricity and water. 4.  Provision or improvement of drainage, including facilities for the disposal of rain and surface water and facilities for the treatment and disposal of foul waste. 5.  Provision or improvement of car parks, hard standings and associated fences.
8.  Provision of horses and ponies for hire.*	1.  Provision, alteration, enlargement or reconditioning of permanent buildings. 2.  Provision and installation of fixed equipment. 3.  Provision or improvement of toilet facilities and facilities for the supply of electricity and water. 4.  Provision or improvement of drainage, including facilities for the disposal or rain and surface water and facilities for the treatment and disposal of foul waste. 5.  Provision or improvement of car parks, hard standings and associated fences.
9.  Any business of a type specified above.	1.  Any work, facility or transaction (including conservation or amenity works) incidental to the carrying out of any work, facility or transaction specified above or necessary or proper in carrying it out or providing it or securing the full benefit thereof. 2.  Preparation of improvement plans relating to an ancillary farm business.

Regulations 6(5), (6) and (8), 9(1), 10(6) and (7) and 12(2) and (3)

SCHEDULE 3 ELIGIBLE WORKS, FACILITIES AND TRANSACTIONS AND RATES OF GRANT IN THE ISLES OF SCILLY

Column 1	Column 2
Kind of work, facility or transaction	Rate of grant. Per cent.
1.  Provision, replacement, improvement or alteration of temperature-controlled stores for the treatment and holding of bulbs and flowers, including plant for the cooling and heating of such stores.	45
2.  Application of lime (other than normal husbandry applications) raising the soil pH to 5.5.	30
3.  Equipment for the production or preparation for market of horticultural produce, comprising bulb sterilising tanks; specialist soil sterilant incorporation machines; bulb lifters; bulb graders; bulb cleaners; bulb chipping machines; flower sleeving machines; polythene laying equipment; bulb planters and flame cultivators.	30
4.  Provision, replacement, improvement or alteration of: (a) facilities for the storage, supply and distribution of water for agricultural purposes;	45
(b) facilities for the supply and distribution of electricity for agricultural purposes.	45
5.  Provision, replacement or improvement of shelter hedges (including hedgerow trees and associated protective fencing).	60