Form: Capital grant application form: Countryside Stewardship

Updated: Updated application form, annex 2 woodland creation and how to complete form guide. Removed annex 1 as hedgerows and boundaries grant is closed for applications.

Use the capital grant application form with:

(Annex 1 removed as hedgerows and boundaries grant is closed for applications.)

If you do not have management control over all or part of the land included in the application for the full length of the potential agreement, you also need to complete a land ownership and control form.

For woodland creation grant applications on common land or land with shared grazing, you also need to complete a common land and shared grazing supplementary application form.

Online applications

You can use the Rural Payments service to apply for a woodland management plan grant. You do not need to complete the application form and annex if you use the online service.




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