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Agroforestry plan (PA4): complete your templates

Complete these templates to help create, improve or manage an agroforestry system on your land.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission, Natural England and Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 5 August 2024
• Last updated: 9 October 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Agroforestry plan template

PDF, 383 KB, 27 pages

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Field parcel template

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Continuation sheet A: version history

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Continuation sheet B: other agroforestry systems on your land

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Details

You need to apply for a capital grants plan before you can use and claim this capital item.

Once you have your agreement, complete the ‘agroforestry plan template’ to:

• create detailed maps of your land holding
• record all existing habitats and features
• consider how you can maximise the benefits and manage the risks of your planned agroforestry system

Use the ‘field parcel template’ to map and plan agroforestry systems for each of the field parcels on your land holding.

The maps and completed templates will be your agroforestry plan.

Before you make a claim for payment, you must contact your local Forestry Commission office to get your templates approved by the Forestry Commission or Natural England.

Make a claim for payment

1. Submit a claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.

2. Submit your maps and approved templates by post or email to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA):

Rural Payments Agency

PO Box 324

Worksop

S95 1DF

Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk

Please quote your single business identifier (SBI) and agreement number in all enquiries.

Published 5 August 2024
Last updated 9 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 9 October 2024

   Corrected a question under section 7 of the agroforestry plan template - the question asked "Is the project within a semi-rural natural area?". This has been corrected and now asks "Is the project within a semi-natural area?".

2. 5 August 2024

   First published.