| Assessment Criteria - Meeting Demand | 28 November 2008 | Additional text |
| Assessment Criteria - Leverage | 28 November 2008 | Additional text |
| Assessment Criteria - Long Term Benefit | 28 November 2008 | Additional text |
| Assessment Criteria - Integration | 28 November 2008 | Additional text |
| Assessment Criteria - Collaboration | 28 November 2008 | Additional text |
| Landlord declaration form | 28 November 2008 | New form |
| Landlord consent form | 28 November 2008 | Revised form |
| Landlord notification form | 28 November 2008 | Revised form |
| Land Ownership, control and withdrawal | 28 November 2008 | Revised text |
| Rural Priorities - Contract | 27 November 2008 | Guidance change - Procedure for verification of signatures on RDC Rural Priorities contracts |
| Outcome Plan Claim Workflow | 26 November 2008 | New section to staff guidance for outcome plan claims |
| Outcome Plan Claims | 26 November 2008 | Revised text |
| Case Officer Proposal Assesment Template | 26 November 2008 | Definitive case officer proposal assesment template download added to the 'Guidance for Staff' webpage |
| Informing others | 26 November 2008 | Add new links to web page and include tracked changes |
| Conservation Management for Small Units | 25 November 2008 | Replace existing web page with amended guidance |
| Control of invasive non-native species - Grey Squirrels | 25 November 2008 | Clarification on the number of trapping sessions appropriate to the site |
Moorland - Stock Disposal | 25 November 2008 | Eligibility of continuing to maintain reduced flock size set under a legacy agri-environment scheme agreement |
| Watercourse Channel Enhancement | 13 November 2008 | Revised text |
| Control of invasive and non-native species - Grey Squirrels | 13 November 2008 | Clarification on the number of trap sessions per year |
| Open Grazed or Wet Grassland for Wildlife | 13 November 2008 | Confirmation that the area being managed under the Open Grazed or Wet Grassland for Wildlife option cannot be relocated during the 5-year period. |
| Management of Hedgerows | 13 November 2008 | Management of Hedgerows option - clarification on the ineligibility of a hedge which itself forms the boundary or march |
| Conservation Management Plan for Small Units | 11 November 2008 | Clarification on timing of submission of Conservation management plan with special measures for small units |
| Standard Letter Templates | 10 November 2008 | The standard letter templates in the SoI Workflow and Records Management PDF have also been included as a separate PDF. |
| Claims for Outcome Plans and Funding for Outcome Plans | 10 November 2008 | Clarification that an applicant can claim one or the other type of specialist plan but not both. |
| Grass margins and Beetlebanks | 10 November 2008 | Clarification: 0.5 m (minimum) sterile strip is included in the paid area under the management of grass margins option. Width of grass margin strip is 1.5 m (minimum) plus 0.5 m (minimum) sterile strip. |
| Skills Development and Skills Development to Improve Quality of Life | 10 November 2008 | Links have been inserted in each Option to the other Option to cross-reference the two Options |
| Cropped Machair | 5 November 2008 | Clarification of the crop/fallow rotation and the application of payment rates under the Cropped Machair Option. |
| Internal Desk Instructions for Guidance | 31 October 2008 | Guidance rewritten to reflect system updates |
| Internal Online SOI Application Guidance | 31 October 2008 | Guidance rewritten to reflect system updates |
| Online Proposal Application for Applicants and Agents | 31 October 2008 | Guidance rewritten to reflect system updates |
| Online SOI Application for Applicants and Agents | 31 October 2008 | Guidance rewritten to reflect system updates |
Land ownership, control and withdrawal | 31 October 2008 | Sentence added to guidance page to confirm that applicants cannot receive final approval from Scottish Ministers for their Proposal without first notifying the Landlord. |
| Funding for Outcome Plans | 31 October 2008 | Changes made to advise that it is not yet possible for applicants to opt for Type (d) Outcome Plan funding until 2009 |
| Claims for Outcome Plans | 31 October 2008 | Changes made to advise that it is not yet possible for applicants to opt for Type (d) Outcome Plan funding until 2009 |
Management and repair of vernacular buildings | 31 October 2008 | Minor clarification of eligibility criteria and claims procedure. |
| Types of Breach and Applicable Penalties | 31 October 2008 | Change of wording to cover further SRDP schemes in guidance on additional competitive penalties. |
| Introduction to Breaches and Penalties | 31 October 2008 | Change of wording to cover further SRDP schemes in guidance on additional competitive penalties. |
| Consultation and Public Register for Woodlands, Forest Planning and Short Rotation Coppice | 30 October 2008 | Add additional text to heading Guidance on Consultation and Public Register to clarify that this is for woodlands only |
How to Apply | 30 October 2008 | Add new sentence to page to clarify how to apply if you do not own or let land. |
Who can apply | 30 October 2008 | Add sentence to guidance page to clarify whether or not Local Authorities can apply |
Claims for Standard Cost capital and actual cost capital items: an overview | 30 October 2008 | Add sentence to guidance page to clarify the proportion of a proposal that can be made up of capital items |
| Highland Region - Biodiversity | 27 October 2008 | Highland regional priority 12 updated for clarity. |
| Assessing Microrenewables Agri/Forestry Proposals - Guidance for Case Officers | 23 October 2008 | Section 'Determining whether the proposed installation could have planning, natural heritage, licensing or other issues ' has been amended. |
| Environment Outcome Plan | 22 October 2008 | Environmental Outcome Plan updated in locked word document and pdf to include new section for Woodland Creation Options |
| Environment Outcome Plan Guidance | 22 October 2008 | Guidance updated to include description of new section in Outcome Plan. |
Soil and Water Management Programme | 21 October 2008 | Guidance updated and 'Soils and Water Plan' added. |
Stage 1: Assessment of a submitted Proposal | 21 October 2008 | 'Consultation with other Public Organisations' updated to include more information about certain woodland Options. |
| Internal Users Back Office Desk Instructions Parts 1, 2 and 3 | 21 October 2008 | Guidance has been substantially upgraded and amended. Three pdfs replace the one 'Internal Desk Instructions for Approval, Assessment and Scoring'. |
| Moorland Grazings on Uplands and Peatlands | 20 October 2008 | 'Eligibility Criteria' amended to allow combining this Option with the Muirburn and Heather Swiping Option. |
| Wildlife Management on Upland and Peatland Sites | 20 October 2008 | 'What this will achieve' and list of requirements in 'What you can do' amended and 'Eligibility Criteria' amended to allow combining this Option with the Muirburn and Heather Swiping Option. |
| Claims for Outcome Plans | 17 October 2008 | Clarification of what payments are included in the £1,000 limit for Plan payments. |
| Manure/ Slurry Storage | 3 October 2008 | 'What you can do' and 'What costs could be supported' sections amended. |
| Community Services and Facilities | 3 October 2008 | Inspection/ verification information amended to exclude quotes guidance, which is included in 'What costs could be supported'. |
| Sustainable Management of Forests | 2 October 2008 | Eligibility criteria no longer excludes from support 'individual areas measuring less than 1 hectare'. |
| Woodland Creation | 2 October 2008 | Eligibility criteria for the mixed conifer/broadleaf woodland updated and definition of agricultural land added. |
| Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) and Habitats Scheme leavers in 2009 | 29 September 2008 | Information about leaving the Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) Scheme or Habitats Scheme in 2009 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | 22 September 2008 | Guidance has been amended |
| Interim Claims | 17 September 2008 | Additional sentence included first paragraph to clarify text. |
| Ayrshire Regional Priority 9 | 17 September 2008 | Ayrshire Regional Priority 9 amended for clarity. |
| Setting up Young Farmers - Interest Rate Relief | 11 September 2008 | 'Who can apply' section updated. |
| Assessing Microrenewable Agri/Forestry Proposals - Guidance for Case Officers | 9 September 2008 | PDF has now been uploaded in Staff Guidance Section |
| Assessing Microrenewable Non Land Based Proposals - Guidance for Case Officers | 9 September 2008 | PDF has now been uploaded in Staff Guidance Section |
| Quotes and Estimates | 9 September 2008 | Guidance has now been published. A sentence has also been included in appropriate Options. |
| SoI Workflow and Filing Procedure - Guidance for Staff | 8 September 2008 | New version of PDF uploaded |
| Manure/Slurry Storage | 8 September 2008 | Modification of text in 'What you can do' section for clarification. |
| Online Proposal Submission | 4 September 2008 | Removal of 'Helpful Hints' section. This infromation is now available in the Online Proposal Guidance For Applicants and Agents. |
| Mammal and Bird Control | 3 September | Eligibilty section has been updated |
| Support for Renewable Energy - Non Land Based | 3 September 2008 | Sections: What you can do, who can apply? and What technologies are supported? Have been updated. |
| Renewable Energy - Forestry | 3 September 2008 | Section:What technologies are supported? Has been updated. |
| Renewable Energy - Agriculture | 3 September 2008 | Section:What technologies are supported? Has been updated. |
| Proposal Assessment Criteria | 3 September 2008 | Outdated text removed |
| Online Proposal Guidance For Applicants and Agents | 26 August 2008 | Reformatted document to landscape, added Helpful Hints and removed outdated text. |
| Internal desk instructions on submitted Proposal | 26 August 2008 | Reformatted document to landscape, added Helpful Hints and removed outdated text. |
| Value Added Processing | 26 August 2008 | Guidance for the Value Added Processing Package now published. |
| Treat Run-Off of Pollutants - Farm Wetlands | 26 August 2008 | Rate of support section updated. |
| Habitat Grazing Management | 26 August 2008 | Rate of support section updated. |
| Livestock Tracks, Gates and River Crossings | 25 August 2008 | Guidance on the funding of 2nd hand equipment added. Section on rate of support updated. |
| Assessment Criteria - Additionality | 25 August 2008 | Guidance on how you can score a 'high' has been updated. |
| Assessment of a Sumitted Proposal | 13 August 2008 | Guidance wording amended. |
| Conservation and Management for Small Units | 13 August 2008 | Wording withing Option guidance amended. |
| Internal Desk Instructions for Assessment, Approval and Scoring of Proposal | 12 August 2008 | Staff guidance on assessing, scoring and approving Proposals is now available. |
| Inspections - Minimum Requirements for Fertiliser and Plant Protection Product Use | 12 August 2008 | The wording for what will be checked by inspectors with regards to fertiliser and plant protection product use has been amended. |
| Forest Plan Preparation | 12 August 2008 | Additional information has been included in the guidance for preparing Forest Plan as part of Woodland Improvement Grant. |
| Claims for Standard Cost Capital & Actual Cost Capital Payments: an Overview | 5 August 2008 | Paragraph added confirming that only Standard Cost Capital Items approved in a Proposal can be claimed for. |
| Guidance for staff | 24 July 2008 | The guidance for staff has now been moved to the bottom of the left hand menu under 'how it works'. There is still a link from the 'forms and further guidance' menu. |
| Claims guidance | 24 July 2008 | Figures within the outcome plan tables have been altered. |
| Mapping | 24 July 2008 | Guidance on mapping has now been published. |
| Consents and Licences Guidance | 21 July 2008 | Wording changed to incorporate changes in outcome plan templates. |
| Environment Outcome Plan Guidance | 21 July 2008 | Information relating to the constent section of the outcome plan template amended. |
| Business Outcome Plan Guidance | 21 July 2008 | Information relating to the constent section of the outcome plan template amended. |
| Outcome Plan Templates | 21 July 2008 | Consents section of all three outcome plan tempates amended. |
| Internal Desk instructions for submitted proposal | 18 July 2008 | Information relating to Annual Recurrent Options has been altered |
| Online Proposal Desk Instructions | 18 July 2008 | Information relating to Annual Recurrent Options has been altered |
| Consents and Licences Guidance | 18 July 2008 | Guidance on Consents and Licences has now been published. |
| Assessment and Scoring Guidance | 15 July 2008 | Guidance on Assessment and the Scoring Process has now been published. |
| Internal Desk Instructions for submitted Proposal | 14 July 2008 | The Internal Desk Instructions for dealing with a submitted proposal has now been published. |
| Online Proposal Desk Instructions | 14 July 2008 | The Online Proposal Guidance for Applicants and Agents has now been published |
| Open Grazed or Wet Grassland for Wildlife | 14 July 2008 | Wording for 'Inspectors will check' in the Inspection section of guidance has been altered. |
| Contracts guidance | 14 July 2008 | Guidance on Contracts has now been published. |
| Claims guidance | 10 July 2008 | Guidance for making claims has now been published. |
| Consultation and Public Register | 8 July 2008 | Case Officer guidance for Consultation and Public Register for Forestry Options has been published and is available as PDF. |
| SSSI and Natura sites capital item guidance | 8 July 2008 | Actual Cost Capital Item guidance for SSSI and Natura sites now added to appropriate Options |
| Erosion control Capital Item guidance | 8 July 2008 | Actual Cost Capital Item guidance for Erosion control now added to appropriate Options |
| Outcome Plan Template | 7 July 2008 | Outcome plan templates for Environment, Business and Woodland Creation now available to download in a printable PDF form, and an editable Word document. |
| Proposal Guidance | 7 July 2008 | Guidance on submitting proposal updated to include online proposal submission. |
| Online Proposal Guidance - for applicants and agents (pdf) | 7 July 2008 | Downloadable PDF desk instructions for submitting proposal online published. |
| Outcome Plan - Do you need specialist advice? | 3 July 2008 | Guidance on assessing the need for specialist advice as part of your Outcome Plan is now published. |
| Diversification Outwith Agriculture | 2 July 2008 | Wording for 'Who can apply' section has been altered. |
Renewable Energy - Agriculture | 2 July 2008 | Refinements made to Eligibilty Criteria and Technical Information sections. |
| Renewable Energy - Forestry | 2 July 2008 | Refinements made to Eligibilty Criteria and Technical Information sections. |
| Support for Renewable Energy - Non Land Based | 2 July 2008 | Refinements made to Eligibilty Criteria and Technical Information sections. |
| Supporting Biodiversity - Scottish Wildcats | 1 July 2008 | Option to control Grey Squirrels for Red squirrel conservation removed. |
| Supporting Biodiversity Package | 27 June 2008 | Guidance for the Supporting Biodiversity package now published |
| Northern Isles Region - Thriving Rural Communities | 17 June 2008 | Wording for priority 31a has been altered |
| Proposal Assessment Criteria | 13 June 2008 | Guidance on assessment criteria published |
| Area Access Management Option | 3 June 2008 | Section on 'rate of support' updated |
| Argyll Regional Priorities - Biodiversity | 3 June 2008 | Removal of Mink control from priority number 11 |
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