# The Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015, Paragraph 4: Other requirements for fertilisation plans

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) The fertilisation plan for the holding must—
(a) include a sketch plan indicating the location of the fields to which the plan relates, and
(b) clearly state in relation to any field referred to in the plan the nature of the fertilizer to be used.
(2) The fertilisation plan must record—
(a) the amount of phosphorus calculated under paragraph 3(1)(a) and the method used to calculate that figure,
(b) the optimum amount of phosphate fertiliser that should be spread on the crop, taking into account the amount of phosphorus referred to in sub-paragraph (a),
(c) the amount of nitrogen likely to be available for uptake by the crop from any organic manure intended to be spread for crop uptake in the growing season during the calendar year in which it is spread,
(d) the amount of phosphate likely to be supplied to meet the requirement of the crop from any organic manure spread or intended to be spread during the calendar year;
(e) the amount of manufactured nitrogen fertiliser required (that is, the optimum amount of nitrogen required by the crop less the amount of nitrogen that will be available for crop uptake from any organic manure spread during that calendar year), and
(f) the amount of manufactured phosphate fertiliser required (that is, the optimum amount of phosphate required by the crop less the amount of phosphate supplied for crop uptake from any organic manure spread for the purpose of fertilising the crop during that calendar year).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/668/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nitrate-pollution-prevention-regulations-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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