Grassland derogations for livestock manure in nitrate vulnerable zones (DOCX)

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ByDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairsopal_isle_7aab13

What to do if the livestock manure produced on your farm is likely to exceed the amount you're allowed to spread on your land in an NVZ (farm limit).

Adapted edition

Farm environmental controls

Document type: Reference Guide
Format: DOCX
Pages: 6
Language: English
Version: 1.0
Updated: 2026-09-16
Category: Safety & operations
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0

Description

What to do if the livestock manure produced on your farm is likely to exceed the amount you're allowed to spread on your land in an NVZ (farm limit). Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents

Check if your farm is in an NVZ
Eligibility for a grassland derogation
Grassland derogations for 2026
Reasons why your application may be unsuccessful
How to appeal if your application is refused
Derogation conditions
Ploughing grassland if you have a derogation
Crops you cannot grow in rotation with grassland
Create a phosphate plan
Sample and analyse your soil: field records
Record keeping
Submit your fertilisation account
Inspections
Contact the Farming Advice Service

Source and licence

Grassland derogations for livestock manure in nitrate vulnerable zones

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, ‘Grassland derogations for livestock manure in nitrate vulnerable zones’ (updated 10 November 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

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