You must use the Rural Land Register ( RLR ) to register agricultural land. You can register any type of land or property with HM Land Registry . You must register your land with both the RLR and HM Land Registry to claim from most land-based funding schemes, including: Environmental Stewardship schemes the English Woodland Grant Scheme Register with your local Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate (RPID) office if your land is in Scotland. What to register You only need to register land that you want to claim payments on. This includes land that: you farm qualifies for land-based payment schemes, for example because it has environmental value What you’ll get You’ll get a complete set of maps showing your registered land.

Customer registration You need to register as a customer with the Rural Payments Agency ( RPA ) before you register your land . You’ll need to tell them: the name and address of your business who is legally responsible for your business the address of your land, including the grid reference or postcode who your main contact person should be and what powers they should have The main contact person can be yourself, a person legally responsible for your business or someone independent (an agent). You can give an agent full powers (empowerment) to deal with your land registration or partial powers (for example, they can access information but not change it). The Rural Payments Agency has produced a leaflet about the different levels of empowerment you can give your contact person. Download ‘Empowerments leaflet’ (PDF, 240KB) Call the RPA to give this information for the first time or change existing contact details for your business. Rural Payments Agency Telephone: 0300 020 0301 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Find out about call charges You’ll receive a Single Business Identifier for your business, and each person will get a Personal Identifier. You’ll need these to register your land. Landlords and tenants Either the landlord or the tenant can register land on the Rural Land Register, but the land can only be registered once. However, it’s possible for the landlord to claim funds under one land scheme and their tenant to claim under another.

How to register land or change a registration

You can use the RLE1 form to: register new land for the first time make changes to land already on the Rural Land Register, for example if the boundaries change or if you sell the land to someone else Fill in the form and post it to the Rural Payments Agency ( RPA ). You can either download the form below or ask the RPA to send you a pre-printed copy. You’ll need to give your Single Business Identifier - you’ll get this when you complete the customer registration process for the first time. You also need to enclose a map with a visible scale if you’re registering land for the first time, or if your boundaries have changed. Mark your land boundaries clearly with a fine-tipped pen. Read the guidance on filling out form RLE1. Contacting the RPA Rural Payments Agency \ ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 020 0301 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Find out about call charges Rural Payments Agency PO Box 300 Sheffield S95 1AA

If you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland

The Rural Land Register only covers land in England. If your land is in more than one country, you’ll need to register each piece of land separately for each country. Contact the Rural Payments Agency if you have land in more than one country and have questions about your land in England. Rural Payments Agency \ ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 020 0301 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Find out about call charges Use the numbers below if you have land in more than one country and have questions about land in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales. Land in Scotland Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Development Telephone: 08457 741 741 Land in Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Telephone: 02871 319 900 Land in Wales Agriculture Department, Divisional Office of the National Assembly for Wales Telephone: 02920 752 222 Find out about call charges .

Register land with the Rural Land Register

Overview

You must use the Rural Land Register (RLR) to register agricultural land.

You can register any type of land or property with HM Land Registry.

You must register your land with both the RLR and HM Land Registry to claim from most land-based funding schemes, including:

Environmental Stewardship schemes
the English Woodland Grant Scheme

What to register

You only need to register land that you want to claim payments on. This includes land that:

you farm
qualifies for land-based payment schemes, for example because it has environmental value

What you’ll get

You’ll get a complete set of maps showing your registered land.

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