# The Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme (Eligibility etc) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Regulation 4: Land Eligibility Requirements


(1) The following land or woodland is eligible for the scheme.
(2) Land is eligible for the scheme when–
(a) it has a boundary recognised by the Department including land with soft features or blanket bogs or lowland raised bogs;
(b) the applicant–
(i) has included as part of their application discrete areas of eligible woodland; or
(ii) has included as part of their application up to and including seventy per cent stones, scree, rock or scattered rock.
(3) Woodland that is or has been part of a forestry or agri-environment scheme administered by the Department on or after 1 January 2009 is eligible for the scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2025/9780338025326/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-farm-sustainability-payment-scheme-eligibility-etc-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/regulation-4
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