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The Rural Land Register was updated during 2009 and early 2010.

The Rural Land Register (RLR) is a key database for RPA and the wider Defra family and keeping the RLR up-to-date remains one of the Agency’s top priorities. The RLR Mapping Update Project involved sending farmers updated maps of their holdings and asking them to confirm that they were correct or to send us any changes that were required.

Who was affected by the RLR Mapping Update Project?

Anyone in England who claimed for the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) since 2007 or who is in a current agri-environment scheme agreement that commented prior to October 2008 should have received new maps. Some farmers would not have been sent updated maps, for example:

• farmers who did not claim Single Payment Scheme in 2008 or 2009.

• farmers who were not in a current agri-environment scheme or woodland scheme.

• a landowner with a tenant claiming on their land - the tenant would have been sent the maps for that land.

Farmers who were inspected, either physically or by remote sensing (satellite imagery), were sent their maps when their inspection results had been processed and the Rural Land Register had been updated with the findings.

Why did we do this?

We updated the Rural Land Register to ensure that we pay farmers the right money for their claims and to comply with EU requirements.

What does this mean?

This update included a number of improvements to the mapping information held on the RLR, such as:

• Positional Accuracy Improvements (PAI) where plotting points were realigned to the National Grid more accurately. More information about PAI is available at, www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/pai/ (The RPA is not responsible for external content).

• Real World Change (RWC) that showed new roads, housing developments, water courses, etc.

• Permanent ineligible features were included in the updated maps, making it easier to highlight and remove them and to help farmers calculate their SPS eligible area.

What happens next?

RPA will use the updated maps for scheme payments in 2010, farm inspections, and to plan for future online access. Any farmers who still have changes to be made to heir RLR maps, should complete and submit an RLE1 form detailing the changes to be made.