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Drop-in Centres


Drop-in centre opening times for 2009

Drop-in centres will be open for you to deliver your completed 2009 SPS application forms and supporting documents from 2 March to 9 June 2009.
They will be open Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm and on the weekends of Saturday and Sunday, 9 and 10 May and 6 and 7 June from 9.00am – 4.00pm.
The drop-in centres are closed over all other weekends and on any Bank Holidays.

We will issue you with a drop-in centre receipt.

Post boxes are available at drop-in centres for you to deposit application forms between 5.00pm and midnight, on 15 May and 9 June. We will send you a receipt within ten working days if you deposit your form in the post boxes.

If you deposit your application form after midnight on Friday 15 May we will apply a late claim penalty.
If you deposit your application form after midnight on Monday 9 June we will reject it.

Please note that drop-in centre representatives are able to take receipt of your application and supporting documents but they are not able to provide advice on form completion.

BRISTOL
Block 5 (CFCU/ Inspectorate)
Burghill Road
Westbury on Trym
Bristol
BS10 6NJ
CARLISLE
Eden Bridge House
Lowther Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8DX
CREWE
Electra Way
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6GJ
EXETER
Clyst House
Winslade Park
Clyst St Mary
Exeter
EX5 1DY
NEWCASTLE
Lancaster House
Hampshire Court
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7YH
NEWMARKET
Hyperion House
Unit 2, The Oaks
Fordham Road
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 7XN
NORTHALLERTON
Alverton Court
Crosby Road
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1AD
NOTTINGHAM
Block 7
Government Buildings
Chalfont Drive
Nottingham
NG8 3SN
READING
North Gate House
21-23 Valpy Street
Reading
RG1 1AF
WORCESTER
Block B
Government Buildings
Whittington
Worcester
WR5 2LQ
WORKINGTON (BCMS/RPA)
Curwen Road
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 2DD
Continuation sheets and the following supplementary forms will be available at drop-in centres from 4 March:

  • Agent/Partnership authorisation form (SP9)
  • Entitlements activation form (SP11) – which if completed forms part of the SP5 form and should be returned by 15 May to avoid late claim penalties.
  • Payment assignee details form (SP13)

Blank SPS application forms will be available from 14 April .


Multiple forms

So we can provide you with a better service, we would ask any farmer or agent wishing to deliver ten or more forms to a drop-in centre, to telephone the relevant drop-in centre to make an appointment. Phone lines are open for the same opening hours as the drop-in centres.

Drop-in centre Telephone number

Bristol0117 9590399
Carlisle01228 640215alternatively 01228 640256
Crewe01270 754151
Exeter01392 266245
Newcastle0191 2265281alternatively 0191 2265415
Newmarket01638 564364
Northallerton01609 742786
Nottingham01159 005485
Reading07909 882853alternatively 01189 687828
Worcester01905 362990
Workington01900 702222








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