Before a Countryside Stewardship (CS) or Environmental Stewardship (ES) revenue claim application is made in England, you must ensure that all your land details (including land use) are up to date. The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) complete land use cross-checks as part of the claims process and you must provide all land use codes that apply to each parcel on which you are claiming. Your payment may be delayed or reduced if these codes are missing. You also need to check that the ‘land covers’ shown on your RPA maps match the declared land use codes.
Historically this information would have been included within a Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application, but with the end of BPS in December 2023 the responsibility for providing this information is now with the claimant. Please note that if CXCS are completing / have completed the claim on your behalf, this information will be provided to the RPA.
Check which RPA land use codes 2024 to use when declaring land in your rural payments application or claim.
Please note that revenue claims must be received by 11.59pm on Wednesday 15th May to receive payment without reduction.
For further help and advice, please contact our Stewardship & Grants team on 01981 590514 or the RPA helpline on 03000 200 301 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm). Follow the link below for RPA guidance on how to complete a revenue claim.
How to complete a Countryside Stewardship revenue claim by email or post – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
