{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nitrate-sensitive-areas-designation-amendment-order-1993/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nitrate-sensitive-areas-designation-amendment-order-1993/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/3198",
  "legislation_title": "The Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Designation) (Amendment) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nitrate-sensitive-areas-designation-amendment-order-1993",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "“Premium Scheme\nOption A conversion of arable land to grassland, unfertilised and ungrazed\nThe payment for any land in the nitrate sensitive area named in Column 1 below which is the subject of a premium scheme agreement under which the farmer has complied with the obligations listed in Option A in Schedule 2 shall be at the rate per annum specified in the appropriate Column 2, 3 or 4 opposite that name for each hectare of the land.\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nName of nitrate sensitive area\n£/ha/annum where under 25% of the holding is the subject of a premium scheme agreement\n£/ha/annum where 25%-75%of the holding is the subject of a premium scheme agreement\n£/ha/annum where over 75%of the holding is the subject a premium scheme agreement\nOgbourne St. George NSA\n455\n365\n275\nEgford NSA\n455\n365\n275\nSleaford NSA\n455\n365\n275\nBranston Booths NSA\n455\n365\n275\nKilham NSA\n405\n340\n275\nOld Chalford NSA\n405\n340\n275\nWellings NSA\n355\n315\n275\nTom Hill NSA\n355\n315\n275\nWildmoor NSA\n355\n315\n275\nBoughton NSA\n355\n315\n275\nOption B conversion of arable land to grassland with grazing\nThe payment for any land in the nitrate sensitive area named in Column 1 below which is the subject of a premium scheme agreement under which the farmer has complied with the obligations listed in Option B in Schedule 2 shall be at the rate per annum specified in the appropriate Column 2, 3 or 4 opposite that name for each hectare of the land.\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nName of nitrate sensitive area\n£/ha/annum where under 25% of the holding is the subject of a premium scheme agreement\n£/ha/annum where 25%-75%of the holding is the subject of a premium scheme agreement\n£/ha/annum where over 75%of the holding is the subject a premium scheme agreement\nOgbourne St. George NSA\n425\n335\n245\nEgford NSA\n425\n335\n245\nSleaford NSA\n425\n335\n245\nBranston Booths NSA\n425\n335\n245\nKilham NSA\n375\n310\n245\nOld Chalford NSA\n375\n310\n245\nWellings NSA\n325\n285\n245\nTom Hill NSA\n325\n285\n245\nWildmoor NSA\n325\n285\n245\nBoughton NSA\n325\n285\n245\nOption C conversion of arable land to grassland with grazing and limited application of nitrogen fertiliser\nThe payment for any land in the nitrate sensitive area named in Column 1 below which is the subject of a premium scheme agreement under which the farmer has complied with the obligations listed in Option C in Schedule 2 shall be at the rate per annum specified in the appropriate Column 2, 3 or 4 opposite that name for each hectare of the land.\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nName of nitrate sensitive area\n£/ha/annum where under 25% of the holding is the subject of a premium scheme agreement\n£/ha/annum where 25%-75%of the holding is the subject of a premium scheme agreement\n£/ha/annum where over 75%of the holding is the subject a premium scheme agreement\nOgbourne St. George NSA\n345\n255\n165\nEgford NSA\n345\n255\n165\nSleaford NSA\n345\n255\n165\nBranston Booths NSA\n345\n255\n165\nKilham NSA\n295\n230\n165\nOld Chalford NSA\n295\n230\n165\nWellings NSA\n245\n205\n165\nTom Hill NSA\n245\n205\n165\nWildmoor NSA\n245\n205\n165\nBoughton NSA\n245\n205\n165\nOption D conversion of arable land to grassland with woodland\nThe payment for any land in the nitrate sensitive area named in Column 1 below which is the subject of a premium scheme agreement under which the farmer has complied with the obligations listed in Option D in Schedule 2 shall be at the rate per annum specified in the appropriate Column 2, 3 or 4 opposite that name for each hectare of the land.\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nName of nitrate sensitive area\n£/ha/annum where under 25% of the holding is the subject of a premium scheme agreement\n£/ha/annum where 25%-75%of the holding is the subject of a premium scheme agreement\n£/ha/annum where over 75%of the holding is the subject a premium scheme agreement\nOgbourne St. George NSA\n355\n265\n175\nEgford NSA\n355\n265\n175\nSleaford NSA\n355\n265\n175\nBranston Booths NSA\n355\n265\n175\nKilham NSA\n305\n240\n175\nOld Chalford NSA\n305\n240\n175\nWellings NSA\n255\n215\n175\nTom Hill NSA\n255\n215\n175\nWildmoor NSA\n255\n215\n175\nBoughton NSA\n255\n215\n175\n”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3198/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:44:02.713904+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}