| 1 |
INTRODUCTION |
| 2 |
MEMBER STATE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGION |
| 3 |
PLANNING OF THE RELEVANT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA- STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMME |
| 4 |
PREPARATION OF THE PLAN |
| 5 |
QUANTIFIED DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION |
| 5.1 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION |
Agriculture
-General situation
-Less Favoured Areas
-Agriculture within the rural economy |
| Forestry |
Rural economy and employment
-Rural tourism and recreation
-Skills |
| Social trends |
| Rural services |
State of the rural environment
-Current situation: landscape, habitat and biodiversity
-Environmental change: landscape, habitat and biodiversity
-Air, water, soil and climate change |
| 5.2 |
SUMMARY OF KEY REGIONAL FEATURES DRAWN FROM THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN REGIONAL CHAPTERS |
| North East |
| North West |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
| East Midlands |
| West Midlands |
| East of England |
| South East |
| South West |
| London |
| 5.3 |
OUTLINE STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS |
| Introduction |
| Economic change |
| Environmental change |
| Social change |
| Geographic impact |
| 5.4 |
IMPACTS OF THE PREVIOUS PROGRAMMING PERIOD/OTHER INFORMATION |
| 6 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE STRATEGY PROPOSED, ITS QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES SELECTED AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED |
| 6.1 |
PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE STRATEGY FOR ATTAINING THEM |
| Introduction |
| National rural and countryside policy |
Key national priorities
-Priorities for the rural economy, notably agriculture and forestry
-Priorities for rural communities
-Priorities for the rural environment
-Priorities for countryside enjoyment |
Strategy for the England Rural Development Programme
-Operational objectives and measures for the England Rural Development Programme
-Links between priorities and measures
-Rationale for support
-Quantified objectives |
| Proposed administration of the measures |
| Extent to which strategy takes account of specific features of areas concerned |
| The way the integrated approach has been included |
| Equal opportunities for men and women |
Compliance with international, Community and national obligations
-International obligations
-Community obligations |
| 6.2 |
DESCRIPTION AND EFFECTS OF OTHER MEASURES |
| 6.3 |
AREAS COVERED BY SPECIFIC TERRITORIAL MEASURES |
| 7 |
APPRAISAL SHOWING THE EXPECTED ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS |
| 7.1 |
INTRODUCTION |
| 7.2 |
TIMING, LEVEL AND SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR MEASURES |
| 7.3 |
EXPECTED IMPACT OF THE PROGRAMME |
| Economic impact on Farmers |
| Expected impact of measures |
| 8 |
FINANCIAL TABLES |
| 8.1 |
TABLES |
| 8.2 |
SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE TO TABLES 1-10 |
| 9 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES CONTEMPLATED FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMME |
| 9.1 |
INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS |
| Energy Crops (Miscanthus) |
| Agricultural Diversification |
| Common Elements |
| 9.2 |
TRAINING |
| 9.3 |
SUPPORT FOR LESS FAVOURED AREAS |
| A: 2000 Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance scheme |
| B: 2001 - 2006 Hill Farm Allowance scheme |
| 9.4 |
AGRI-ENVIRONMENT |
| 9.5 |
IMPROVING PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS |
| 9.6 |
FORESTRY |
| Afforestation of agricultural land (Measure H) |
| Other Forestry Measures (Measures I) |
| Energy Crops (Short Rotation Coppice) |
| Common Elements |
| Ongoing commitments from the previous programme |
| 9.7 |
PROMOTING THE ADAPTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS |
| General Approach |
| Detailed description of individual measures |
| Financial information |
| 10 |
NEED FOR ANY STUDIES, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, TRAINING OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS (WHERE APPROPRIATE) |
| Studies |
| Demonstration projects |
| Training |
Technical assistance
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| 11 |
DESIGNATION OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND BODIES RESPONSIBLE |
| 12 |
PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE AND CORRECT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME INCLUDING MONITORING AND EVALUATION, A DEFINITION OF QUANTIFIED INDICATORS FOR EVALUATION, ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONTROLS AND SANCTIONS AND ADEQUATE PUBLICITY |
| 12.1 |
IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK |
| General |
Integration and liaison
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| 12.2 |
MONITORING AND EVALUATION |
| Monitoring |
| Data |
| Procedures |
| Evaluation |
| 12.3 |
FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND SANCTIONS |
| Financial circuits |
| Controls |
| Sanctions |
| 12.4 |
PUBLICITY |
| 13 |
RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS AND DESIGNATION OF ASSOCIATED AUTHORITIES AND BODIES AS WELL AS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PARTNERS |
| 13.1 |
RESULTS OF CONSULTATION |
| Introduction |
| Stage 1 |
| Stage 2 |
| Stage 3 |
| Other Consultations |
| Forestry Measures |
| Support for Less Favoured Areas |
| 13.2 |
DESIGNATION OF ASSOCIATED AUTHORITIES AND BODIES/ ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PARTNERS |
| Consultation in Plan preparation |
| Involvement in Plan development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and review of measures |
| 14 |
BALANCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SUPPORT MEASURES |
| 14.1 |
GENERAL
Availability of Agri-environment measures |
| 14.2 |
OTHER PLANS/MEASURES OUTSIDE THE PROGRAMME |
| 15 |
COMPATIBILITY AND CONSISTENCY |
| 15.1 |
GENERAL |
| 15.2 |
COMPATIBILITY AND CONSISTENCY WITH COMMUNITY INSTRUMENTS |
| Other Community policies, in particular competition policy |
| Other instruments under the Common Agricultural Policy, including the framework of the market organisations |
| Exceptions referred to in Article 37(3) |
| Article 33 |
| Other support measures within the Programme |
| 15.3 |
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS |
| 16 |
SUMMARY OF STATE AIDS |
| Introduction |
| Organic Farming Scheme |
Countryside Stewardship Scheme
-Existing Commission Authorisations |
| Nitrate Sensitive Areas Scheme |
Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme
-Existing Commission Authorisations |
Woodland Grant Scheme
-Existing Commission Authorisations |
Farm Woodland Premium Scheme
-Existing Commission Authorisations |
| I |
Glossary of terms |
| II |
Impacts of Previous Programming Period : EAGGF Resources Deployed to Support Rural Development |
| III |
Impacts of Previous Programming Period : National Rural Development Measures |
| IV |
Good Farming Practice |
| V |
Minimum Standards |
| VI |
Roles of the National Strategy Group and Regional Programming Group |
| VII |
Measures, indicators and targets |
| VIII |
Controls and sanctions for project based measures |
| IX |
Controls and sanctions for land based measures |
| X |
Environmentally Sensitive Areas - Access tier and individual scheme details |
| XI |
Countryside Stewardship Scheme - detailed scheme information |
| XII |
Countryside Stewardship Scheme - indication of how key management prescriptions will be checked |
| XIII |
Environmental Stewardship |
| A |
Regional Chapters |
| A1 |
North East |
| A2 |
North West |
| A3 |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
| A4 |
East Midlands |
| A5 |
West Midlands |
| A6 |
East of England |
| A7 |
South East |
| A8 |
London |
| A9 |
South West |
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Introduction and overview |
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Section 1 description of current situation in the region |
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1.1Geographic area and physical context |
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1.2Overview of the environment |
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1.3Overview of social issues |
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1.4Overview of rural business |
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1.5Impact of previous programming period |
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Section 2 proposed strategy, objectives and priorities for action |
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2.1 Analysis of regional strengths, disparities, gaps and potential (SWOT) |
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2.2 Regional aspiration |
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2.3 Regional goals |
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2.4 Regional objectives |
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2.5 Regional activities |
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2.6 RDR measures under which activities will be delivered |
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2.7 Description and effects of complementary support mechanisms |
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2.8 Need for studies, demonstration projects, training or technical assistance |
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Section 3 results of consultations with environmental social and economic partners |
| Appendices B-F: The Planning Process |
| B |
Final Ex-Ante Evaluation Report |
| C |
Rural Development Monitoring - Table 4: Forecasts Table |
| D |
Executive summaries of scheme evaluations of most relevance to the Programme |
| E |
Terms of reference - National Planning Group |
| F |
Terms of reference- Regional Planning Group |
