# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Preseli) Designation Order 1994, Paragraph 1: As regards all land which is the subject of an agreement—


(1) the farmer shall maintain existing hedges, walls, fences and banks using traditional methods and materials;
(2) the farmer shall not remove any existing hedges, walls, fences (other than wire fences), banks or hedgerow trees;
(3) the farmer shall not construct new hedges, walls, fences or banks without the prior written approval of the Secretary of State;
(4) the farmer shall not remove any existing stone gate posts;
(5) the farmer shall not apply to any field boundary or to a strip of land at least two metres wide which is adjacent to such a boundary—
(a) lime or any other substance designed to reduce the acidity of the soil, or
(b) inorganic or organic fertiliser, fungicides or insecticides;
(6) the farmer shall not apply herbicides to field boundaries or to a strip of land which is at least two metres wide and which is adjacent to the field boundaries, except to control bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), nettles (Urtica dioica), spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), creeping or field thistle (Cirsium arvense), curled dock (Rumex crispus), broadleaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius), ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria Japonica) and then only by spot treatment or weed wiper and in the case of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) by overall spray treatment;
(7) the farmer shall not increase existing stocking levels of cattle and sheep without the prior written approval of the Secretary of State;
(8) the farmer shall conserve and maintain all existing lakes, ponds and streams;
(9) the farmer shall in farming the land ensure that he does not damage or destroy any features of archaeological or historic interest;
(10) the farmer shall not remove any scrub without the prior written approval of the Secretary of State;
(11) the farmer shall not move any boulders or remove any rocks from rock outcrops;
(12) the farmer shall maintain any weatherproof traditional farm buildings for which he is responsible in a weatherproof condition using traditional materials or other materials the use of which has been approved by the Secretary of State;
(13) the farmer shall obtain from the Secretary of State written advice concerning siting, design and materials before constructing or altering buildings or roads or undertaking any other engineering or construction operations which do not require prior notification determination by the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988, or planning permission;
(14) the farmer shall control pests in a lawful manner;
(15) the farmer shall retain any broadleaved trees for which he is responsible.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/239/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-preseli-designation-order-1994/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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