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Rural Land Register Mapping Update
The early stages of the Rural Land Mapping Update project have generated a number of queries from farmers which RPA is very keen to resolve. Following discussion with industry representatives RPA have introduced the following changes:
Farmers who are claiming or intend to claim under a Rural Development Programme for England scheme such as Entry Level Stewardship on a part parcel (where another part is claimed by a different farmer) should ensure the land parcels are separated by a permanent and visible feature on the ground and have different land parcel reference numbers to ensure their Entry Level Stewardship points target and agreement are not affected.
Guidance for farmers who received maps before 16 July: · Farmers who have not yet confirmed or amended their maps and want to include a boundary should follow the updated guidance below, mark that boundary on the map and complete and return the RMU1 form.
· Farmers who have already confirmed their maps are correct, but who now want to include a boundary should follow the updated guidance below, mark that boundary on the map and complete and return the RMU1 form. The RMU1 form is available from our website www.rpa.gov.uk/rlr and from our Customer Service Centre by phoning 0845 603 7777 selecting the option for the Rural Land Register.
· Farmers who have already amended their maps, completed and returned the RMU1 form and who now want to include a boundary should wait until they receive their updated maps. They should then phone our Customer Service Centre on 0845 603 7777 selecting the option for the Rural Land Register to explain that that they wish to make further amendments. The Customer Service Centre will send out an RMU1 form to complete (also available on the website www.rpa.gov.uk/rlr), or offer further support.
2. The land parcels shown on the maps being issued The land parcels shown on the maps are the ones farmers included on their Single Payment Scheme 2008 application form and/or in a current Rural Development Programme for England scheme such as Entry Level Stewardship. The maps show the land parcels farmed as part of the farmer’s holding – these are not necessarily the land parcels a farmer owns. Land parcels farmed or claimed by more than one farmer will be shown on each farmer’s map. The land parcel information shown on the agreed Rural Land Register maps, including the maximum area eligible for Single Payment Scheme, will be pre-printed on the Single Payment Scheme 2010 application form. 3. Changing land parcel reference numbers (OS Map Sheet numbers and National Grid numbers) Some maps previously issued contained land parcel reference numbers that had changed from those previously shown. We have now improved the process to reduce this happening as much as possible. This should only happen where the centre of a field has moved significantly as a result of changes such as boundaries being moved and land parcels being combined or divided. Updated guidance: This text will be included in the new version of the Rural Land Register Mapping Update guidance. What is a permanent boundary? EU regulations require each land parcel registered on the Rural Land Register to be mapped to a permanent physical boundary. We accept the following as permanent physical boundaries: · Fixed fences (but not temporary electric fences).
· Walls.
· Hedges (including Devon banks and Cornish hedges).
· Lines of trees.
· Raised banks.
· Water courses, such as ditches, rivers and streams.
· Changes in vegetation that are clearly visible on the ground, for example, woodland
next to grass, but not crop splits). · Boundary stones or marker posts*.
· Roads or man made surfaced tracks.
*Marker posts can be fence posts (recommend minimum 75mm diameter and have white or coloured tops) so that they can be seen. This is important as farm inspections will look for them to be clearly visible and not moveable. If using marker posts there should be at least three posts to identify a straight boundary, with both ends (as near as is practical) and the mid-point being marked. Where the boundary does not follow a straight line, you should use a post to mark each turning point in the boundary line. You need to ensure the marker posts are maintained and visible, e.g. not obscured by vegetation. It is important that you accurately measure and check the position of the posts so that the details on the map match the actual location of the boundary. As these posts are not the sort of feature Ordnance Survey identify and show on their maps, an RPA Inspector will measure the boundary in the normal way, if the holding is selected for inspection. |
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