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Countryside Stewardship: How to transfer all or part of a Countryside Stewardship agreement

Use the Transfer In and Transfer Out forms to let us know about land that is transferring into or out of a Countryside Stewardship agreement.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 3 November 2020
• Last updated: 25 October 2021
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  1. 25 October 2021

     Forms CS63 and CS62 updated

  2. 8 September 2021

     Countryside Stewardship Transfer Out form updated with a new question: 'Is someone else taking over all or part of your agreement? If ‘Yes’, there is no need to complete this form. For any land where management of the options will continue, contact the new owners and inform them that they must complete a Transfer IN Form and submit it to the RPA. If ‘No’, please continue to Question 1.

  3. 3 November 2020

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Countryside Stewardship Transfer out form

PDF, 418 KB, 6 pages

Countryside Stewardship Transfer in form

PDF, 573 KB, 11 pages

Details

Read the information on the Transferring a Countryside Stewardship agreement page before you complete the relevant form.

Transfer Out form

The Transfer Out form must be completed by the transferor (the person transferring land out of the agreement). They must complete the Transfer Out form if all or any part of your agreement is not being taken on by the transferee(s).

Transfer In form

The Transfer In form must be completed by the transferee (new owner/occupier) if they are taking over all or part of the transferor’s agreement.

Email the completed form to ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk

Or you can post it to:

Rural Payments Agency

(Countryside Stewardship)

PO Box 324

Worksop

S95 1DF