# The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (West Penwith) Designation Order 1997, Paragraph 1


As regards all land which is the subject of the agreement, requirements to the effect that—
(a) the farmer shall maintain existing field patterns and shall not remove any hedges or walls or the lynchets on which they stand or any part thereof;
(b) the farmer shall not widen gateways or remove gate posts;
(c) the farmer shall maintain stockproof hedges and walls in a stockproof condition using traditional materials;
(d) the farmer shall not erect any permanent fencing;
(e) the farmer shall maintain ponds and streams;
(f) the farmer shall not remove boulders which protrude from, or rest on the surface of, the land;
(g) the farmer shall not damage or destroy any feature of historic interest;
(h) the farmer shall maintain any weatherproof traditional farm buildings for which he is responsible in a weatherproof condition using traditional materials;
(i) the farmer shall obtain written advice concerning siting and materials from the Minister before constructing buildings or roads or undertaking any other engineering or construction operations which do not require prior determination as to the need for any approval by the local planning authority under Part 6 or 7 of Schedule 2 (permitted development) to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995, or planning permission; and
(j) the farmer shall not plant trees on the land without prior written consent of the Minister.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1444/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmentally-sensitive-areas-west-penwith-designation-order-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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