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Guidance

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You can also apply for other capital grants at any time of the year.

Contact Rural Payments Agency (RPA)

You can contact RPA by email, phone or post.

Quote your single business identifier (SBI) and agreement number for all enquiries.

Rural Payments Agency
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF

Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk

Telephone: 03000 200 301
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays
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Updates to this page

Published 2 January 2025
Last updated 520 JanuaryMay 20262025 + show all updates
  1. Guidance page updated to show that applications for 2025 are closed. Agreement holder's should refer to the agreement holder's guidance for information about managing their agreement.

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Update history

2026-01-05 00:15
Guidance page updated to show that applications for 2025 are closed. Agreement holder’s should refer to the agreement holder’s guidance for information about managing their agreement.

2025-05-20 15:00
Amended minimum eligible area from 3 hectares to 0.5 hectares in the ‘how to apply’ guides so consistent with Applicant’s guide.

2025-05-13 09:45
Section 4.1 of the applicant guide amended to explain land parcels must be registered on digital maps before applying.

2025-02-11 11:23
Section 2 of the ‘Applicant’s guide: PA3: Woodland management plan 2025’ has been renumbered to fix a formatting error. Also, in section 2.1, the date for publishing the felling proposals on a public register has been amended from 28 days to 21 days.

2025-01-02 00:15
First published.