Agricultural Land Classification and Soil Statement
Required for:
Applications that affect the best and most versatile agricultural land (Grades 1, 2 or 3a)
Guidance
The following should be included:
- The quality of existing agricultural land and soil quality land grade classification
- How the agricultural land classification would be protected or on completion of proposed operation, would be returned to the same agricultural land grade classification
- The quality of any agricultural land lost and justification for its loss
- Measures to safeguard soil quality during storage and restoration
- The quality and origin of imported soils/other waste materials and how they would improve the land for agricultural purposes