5 Supporting documents and evidence
We must receive your application and supporting documents at the same time as your application. Please see below.
Send the following with your application:
- Quotes from three different contractors if you are applying for actual cost item FY2
- Map of your holding
- If you are applying for BC3 Crop protection mesh wire fencing for permanent crops or BC4 Tree guard post and wire you will need to include any permits/consents from the Risk Management Authority i.e. Environment Agency, Internal Drainage Board or Lead Local Flood Authority. See Flood and coastal erosion: risk management authorities for more information.
- Photograph of the tree/permanent crop to be protected.
If you do not have management control over the land for the duration of the proposed agreement send either:
- a Land Ownership and Control (LOC) form or
- agreement if you have a public body landlord.
You must keep the following records and supply them with your payment claim:
- receipted invoices, or bank statements where a receipted invoice is not available
- photographs of the completed work
- SSSI consent, if required
- for FY2 only, consent from local planning authority, local highways agency, your regional internal drainage board/ environment agency, if required
- Environmental Impact Assessment for Forestry, for FY2 only.
- for beaver capital items, consent from the relevant Risk Management Authority (Environment Agency, Internal Drainage Board, Lead Local Flood Authority).
Evidence
Some evidence RPA may need to receive alongside your application, and some you may need to keep until you’re asked for it.
You must keep the following records and supply them on request:
- any consents or permissions connected with the work in addition to the ones stated above
- photograph of site before works starts
- Forestry Commission Management Plan approval letter.