Farm Building and Structures Specifications
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- Health and Safety Guide including Form AF1 (pdf 233Kb)
Specifications
- S100 Concrete Specification - July 2004 (pdf 87Kb)
- S101: Minimum Specifications for the structure of Agricultural Buildings - March 2006 (PDF File 378KB) (pdf 384Kb)
- S101A Non Load Bearing Wall Panels for use in Cattle and Sheep Houses - July 2009 (pdf 13Kb)
- S102 Minimum Standards for Roof Cladding and Side Cladding - September 2011 (doc 79Kb)
- S103 Upgrading of Existing Daries, Milking Premises and Cow Houses - September 2011 (pdf 159Kb)
- Checklist for S.103 (pdf 679Kb)
- S104 - Minimum Specification for Hay and Straw Stores - August 2007 In (pdf 37Kb)
- S105 Storage Structures for Farm Produce - Aug 97 In (pdf 45Kb)
- S106 Milking Premises and Dairies - Sept 07 In (pdf 65Kb)
- S108 Manure Pit and Dungsteads - August 2007 (pdf 173Kb)
- S108A Accepted Pre-cast Wall Panels for Use in Manure Pits - July 2009 (pdf 10Kb)
- S109 Grain Storage on Farm - Jan 2002 (pdf 45Kb)
- S110 Accepted Meal Bins and Grain Silos - August 2010 (pdf 17Kb)
- S120 Concrete Walled Silos - Sept 2004 In (pdf 169Kb)
- S120P - Accepted Precast Silo Wall Panels - August 2007 In (pdf 14Kb)
- S122 Minimum Specification for Proprietary Over-Ground Circular Slurry/Effluent Stores - Feb 2006 In (pdf 55Kb)
- S122A Accepted Contractors for Proprietary Over-Ground Circular Slurry/Effluent Stores - April 2012 (pdf 47Kb)
- S123 Bovine Livestock Units and Reinforced Tanks - March 2006 (pdf 339Kb)
- S123A Extension of existing concrete tanks - Sept. 2004 (pdf 51Kb)
- S123M - Accepted Cattle Mats - March 2010 (pdf 24Kb)
- S123Y - Accepted Pre-Cast Tanks for Grant Aid - July 2009 (pdf 17Kb)
- S123Z - Accepted Pre-Cast Concrete Tank Walls for Grant Aid - Jan 2008 (pdf 13Kb)
- S124 Minimum Specification for Calf Housing - November 2009 (pdf 82Kb)
- S126 Minimum Specification for Geomembrane-lined Slurry/Effluent Stores, and Ancillary Works - Nov 02 (pdf 164Kb)
- S126A Accepted Contractors for Geomembrane Lined Slurry/Effluent Stores - June 2010 (pdf 15Kb)
- S127 - Minimum Specification for Gravel Roads and Access Roads to Mountain and Hill Pastures - Oct 08 (pdf 20Kb)
- S128 Concrete Silage Bases - Sept 2004 In (pdf 103Kb)
- S128A Re-surfacing of silo floors - Sept 2004 In (pdf 57Kb)
- S129 Minimum Specification for Farmyard Drainage, Concrete Yards and Roads - April 2007 (pdf 101Kb)
- S131 Minimum Specification for Earth-Lined Slurry/Effluent Stores - Oct 2005 (pdf 240Kb)
Guidance document for Earth-Lined Slurry/Effluent Stores (PDF File 1MB) (pdf 1,073Kb) - S132 Minimum Specification for Out-Wintering Pads - Feb 2007 (pdf 442Kb)
- Guidance document for Out-Wintering Pads (pdf 596Kb)
- S132A Accepted contractors for geo-membrane lined Out Wintering Pads - June 2010 (pdf 20Kb)
- S133 Minimum specification for Integrated Constructed Wetlands - June 2011 (pdf 353Kb)
- S135 Screening Belts and Shelter Belts for Farmyards and Farmbuildings - November 2008 In (pdf 213Kb)
- S136 Sheep Dipping and Handling Facilities - May 2007 (pdf 25Kb)
- S136A - Accepted Mobile Sheep Handling Facilities - April 2012 (pdf 46Kb)
- S137 Cattle Crush, Race and Enclosure - November 2008 In (pdf 138Kb)
- S144 Minimum Specification for Loose Dry Sow Units - August 2010 (pdf 91Kb)
- S144A Accepted Pre-Fabricated Wall Panels for Pig Houses - August 2010 (pdf 11Kb)
- S146 Wintering Facilities for Sheep - Sept 2004 In (pdf 94Kb)
- S146A Accepted plastic sheep slats - November 2008 (pdf 80Kb)
- S147 Calving Pens, Seperation Pens, and Isolation Boxes - November 2008 In (pdf 168Kb)
- S148 Farm Fencing - May 2011 (pdf 229Kb)
- S148A Accepted Fencing Posts - April 2012 (pdf 50Kb)
- S150 Minimum Specification for Laying Hen Houses - March 2012 (pdf 170Kb)
- S154B Deer Handling Facilities and Housing - November 2008 In (pdf 152Kb)
- S156 Horse Facilities and Fencing - November 2008 In (pdf 281Kb)
- S157 - Accepted Proprietary Horse Facilities - July 2009 (pdf 20Kb)
- S159 Minimum Specification for Goat Housing - March 2010 (pdf 97Kb)
- S160 Bull Housing - June 2008 (pdf 72Kb)
- S171 Rainwater Harvesting Equipment - February 2012 (pdf 208Kb)
- S171A Rainwater harvesting tanks - July 2011 (pdf 13Kb)
- Accepted Slats for Grant Aid - Sept 2010 (pdf 106Kb)
- Accepted simple aeration systems for grant-aid (pdf 15Kb)
Reference Costs
- TAMS Pig Poultry Sheep Dairy and Rain Costs - 1st March 2011 (pdf 110Kb)
- TAMS Explanatory notes on costings Version 3 - 1st March 2011 (pdf 140Kb)
- FIS Standard Costings 2007 (pdf 125Kb)
- Explanatory Notes on FIS Costings - February 2008 (pdf 347Kb)
- Standard Costings 2007 (pdf 432Kb)
Sample Certificates for completion of Contract
- Certificate of Slat Manufacture (pdf 14Kb)
- Certificate of Protection Structural Steel (pdf 13Kb)
- Certificate of Guarantee for beams and slabs (pdf 40Kb)
- Certificate for Installation of Mechanical/Electrical Equipment (pdf 21Kb)
- Contractors Certificate of Ground Preparation and Leak Tightness for Proprietary Over-Ground Circular Slurry/Effluent Stores (pdf 13Kb)
Other Documents
- Recommended Animal Areas (pdf 19Kb)
- Farm Structures List - Planning Permission (doc 111Kb)
- Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 : Rural
- Circulars 2004
- Circulars 2003
- Circulars 2002
- Circulars 2001
- Documents and Application Forms for OFI Schemes
Acceptance Procedures for inclusion on accepted lists:
- Procedure for inclusion on S108A - March 2010 (pdf 13Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S110 - March 2010 (pdf 12Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S122A - March 2010 (pdf 15Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S123Y- March 2010 (pdf 14Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S123Z - March 2010 (pdf 13Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S126A - March 2010 (pdf 13Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S132A - March 2010 (pdf 12Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S136A - August 2010 (pdf 12Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S144A - March 2010 (pdf 14Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S148A - May 2011 (pdf 5Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S157 - March 2010 (pdf 13Kb)
- Procedure for inclusion on S171A - April 2011 (pdf 9Kb)
- Metal Purlin Acceptance Procedures - January 2010 (pdf 61Kb)
