Paragraph 4

As regards all land which is the subject of an agreement—

(1)

The farmer shall maintain stockproof walls in a stockproof condition using traditional methods and materials.

(2)

The farmer shall maintain any weatherproof traditional farm building which he owns or the exterior of which he has a liability to repair in a weatherproof condition using traditional materials.

(3)

The farmer shall ensure in farming the land that he does not damage or destroy any feature of historic interest.

(4)

The farmer shall obtain from the Minister written advice concerning siting and materials before constructing buildings or roads or carrying out other engineering operations (including the provision of overhead telephone and electricity services) authorised under Class VI of the Town and Country Planning General Development Orders 1977 to 1985^f1. This requirement shall not apply—

(a)

to any development of which notice of a direction restricting permitted development has been served under article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1977^f2, or

(b)

to any development which must be notified to the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning (Agriculture and Forestry Development in National Parks etc) Special Development Order 1986^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1977/289, 1980/1946, 1981/245, 1569, 1983/1615, 1985/1011, 1981; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1986/435.
f2: S.I. 1977/289; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1985/1981, 1986/435.
f3: S.I. 1986/1176.