Historic England Awarded Consultancy for Environmental Stewardship and Land Management Advice

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Historic England Limited awarded a contract to Fiona Wells for additional capacity to support the East of England office in responding to Defra/Natural England Environmental Stewardship applications and providing advice on the transition to the new Environmental Land Management scheme.

The contract, valued at £25,000, involved advising on hybrid applications, including extensions to existing schemes and new applications to NELMS, as well as responding to the Forestry Commission and Forestry England on tree planting proposals and woodland grant applications.

The candidate also handled applications from PINS under the Common Land Act 2008 and from Natural England under Agricultural EIA, particularly where cases related to scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, and the historic environment.

Additionally, the role provided advice on the management of scheduled monuments to external stakeholders and owners, and on small grants under s.17, supporting the DA Team, IAMs, Landscape Architect, and HARPO post.