Key:
ES – Environmental Stewardship including ELS, OELS, UELS, OHLS and HLS
CS – Countryside Stewardship
BPS – Basic Payment Scheme
EWGS – England Woodland Grant Scheme
| Date
| Scheme
| Deadline / milestone
|
30th April | CS – Water Capital Grant 2015 | Application deadline.
|
30th April | CS – Woodland Creation grant | Draft application must be submitted to Forestry Commission. |
13th May | CS – Facilitation Fund | Application deadline
|
15 May 2015 | BPS
| Land you use to claim BPS in 2015 has to be ‘at your disposal’ on this date |
31st May | CS - Woodland Creation grant | Application deadline
|
15th June | CS – multi annual | Expect CS manual to be published |
Midnight on 15 June 2015 | BPS | - BPS 2015 application deadline - Deadline for RPA to receive RLE 1 forms for entitlement transfers. - Only the person who holds an entitlement at midnight on 15 June 2015 can use it to get paid for BPS in 2015 - Deadline for RPA to receive RLE 1 forms for land transfers (to use land for BPS 2015, the land must have been at the applicants disposal on 15 May 2015) - Deadline for RPA to receive RLE 1 forms telling them about mapping changes (such as permanent changes to field boundaries or to tell us about permanent ineligible features that aren’t already included on your maps) - Deadline for RPA to receive evidence to prove active farmer, young farmer or new farmer status |
Midnight on 15 June 2015 | ELS/HLS/ EWGS | Deadline for ES claim forms
|
Midnight on 10 July 2015
| BPS | Deadline for late BPS applications, or late amendments, with penalty
|
Midnight on 10 July 2015
| ELS/HLS/ EWGS | Deadline for late ES Claim forms, or late amendments, with penalty |
30th June | CS – Higher Tier | Submit Expressions of Interest for higher tier applications |
1st July | CS – multi annual | Application window opens for: - Higher tier - Mid-tier - Capital grants including water capital grants |
30th September
| CS – multi annual | Application deadline for: - Higher tier - Mid-tier - Capital grants including water capital grants
|
1st January 2016 | CS – multi annual | Agreements start for - Higher tier - Mid-tier - Capital grants including water capital grants
|
What about cross compliance?
Don’t forget that cross compliance dates apply also – click here to read our briefings, and here to see Defra's Cross Compliance Guidance for 2015.
What if I have land in more than one part of the UK?
If you have land in more than one part of the UK, you need to submit your application (and any supporting documents) by midnight on the deadline set by the agency that is paying you – more information can be found about cross-border claims here.