Advice for farmers filling out SPS forms

Drop-in centres

The RPA’s drop-in centres will be open this weekend from 09am till 3pm They will be offering a more detailed check than in previous years to ensure every line of the form contains the relevant codes and information. There are two new drop-in centres this year in Wye (Kent) and Truro (Cornwall). Book early if you need to drop off five or more forms.        

SPS Online

This is a ‘quicker, easier and more reassuring way’ of submitting your SPS application than using the traditional paper form.

Amendments to maps

Farmers wishing to make amendments to their application after May 17 should do so in writing to: Rural Payments Agency, PO Box 300, Sheffield S95 1AA

Single Payment Application forms

• Applicants should not copy pre-printed information into the blank boxes below each row of data.  If the pre-printed information is incorrect or needs to be changed, applicants should write the correct information in the blank boxes.
• Forms must be signed
• Send in the original form and not a photocopy.
• Some application forms have had pages removed from their SP5 or added pages from other forms.  Claims like this cannot always be processed and may be rejected. If a farmer requires a new form, or requires continuation sheets, they are asked to contact RPA. They should ensure the form retains all pages - even ones they do not intend to use.
• Each land parcel the applicant wishes to claim SPS on must contain the correct pre-printed or handwritten information in Columns C2, C8 and C9.
• Where a farmer has an outstanding mapping query on a land parcel and estimates the entries in C2 (field reference number), C3 (total field size) and/or C4 (maximum SPS eligible area), RPA will amend to the correct area without penalty, and will not remove these lines of data from the farmer’s application.

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