Defra publish guidance for Commons entering into the new Countryside Stewardship Scheme Higher Tier; (CSHT)

While there remain a number of unanswered questions about when commons will be able to apply to the new CSHT Defra has published the additional requirements for common land wishing to enter CSHT.

This is at Annex C of the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier: preview guidance updated on 12th Feb 2025. The full CSHT preview guidance can be found here.

We have extracted Annex C and you can download it here.