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RLE1 form and guidance

From:
Rural Payments Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission, and Natural England
Part of:
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform
Published:
23 March 2015
Last updated:
4 August 2017, see all updates
Applies to:
England

Use the RLE1 form to make changes to your digital maps, register new land and transfer entitlements by sub-lease or inheritance.

Documents

RLE1 form

Ref: This replaces previous versions of the form and should be used to support claims for rural payments in 2016. RPA will still accept old versions if you've already sent one to them. PDF, 165KB, 8 pages

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Rural Land and Entitlements (RLE1) guidance

Ref: Ref: Version 2, April 2017 PDF, 812KB, 54 pages

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Details

Farmers and land agents can use the Rural Payments service to transfer land and Basic Payments Scheme entitlements by sale, gift or lease. It is quicker and easier than using an RLE1 form.

Online confirmation of transfers

When a land or entitlement transfer request is completed, RPA will put a notification on the Rural Payments service. It will be visible to anyone with the appropriate permission for both the transferor and the transferee’s business. If the notification is not opened within 7 days, RPA will send an email reminder.

When to use the RLE1 form

You must still use an RLE1 form to:

  • register land parcels to your holding
  • make changes to registered land (including mapping features within land parcels)
  • transfer Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) entitlements by sub-lease or inheritance
  • give BPS entitlements back to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA)

Digital land maps

RPA update their digital land maps throughout the year using all available data sources, including farm inspections, aerial photography and Ordnance Survey map updates, as well as information received from customers.

The European Commission requires every country operating Common Agricultural Policy schemes to do this.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you only claim on your land that is eligible for the rural payment scheme you are claiming, to check your maps throughout the year, and inform RPA of any changes.

To view your individual land parcels, go to: www.ruralpayments.service.gov.uk. From the ‘Business overview’ screen, click ‘Land’ then ‘View land’.

Mapping updates published from July 2017

RPA is making a number of updates to digital maps, starting in July 2017 and will continue into the autumn.

These will be visible on the Rural Payments service.

From August, RPA will also send notifications through the service to let you know when mapping updates have been published (except those that you have told us about).

If you do not agree with the updates, fill in an RLE1 form (PDF, 165KB, 8 pages) and return it to RPA together with a sketch map showing the changes that you are requesting.

Document information

Published: 23 March 2015

Updated: 4 August 2017

+ full page history

  1. Updates to Digital mapping information and new section published called Mapping updates published from July 2017.
  2. RLE1 guidance updated for the BPS 2017 scheme year.
  3. Updated to explain that transfers will now be confirmed online.
  4. Version 2.0 Updated 31 March 2016
  5. Updated to add the 2016 versions of the RLE1 form and guidance
  6. New information about how to transfer land and entitlements online.
  7. Updated to include details about RLE1s for Countryside Stewardship
  8. Updated with deadline extension for telling RPA about features or areas which are permanently ineligible for the Basic Payment Scheme.
  9. Published new versions of the RLE1 form and guidance for the 2015 year.
  10. First published.

From: Rural Payments Agency Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Forestry Commission Natural England

Part of: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform