An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 12 May 2010.
This application was selected for a Ground Eligibility inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results have now been processed.
During the course of the Ground Eligibility inspection discrepancies were found with parcel M22803157. Namely there were inadequate deductions made for a roadway and an area of the parcel concerned was not owned or farmed by the person named. The claimed area for the Single Payment Scheme of 15.48ha was reduced to 14.91ha. When tolerance was taken into account this area was increased to 15.04ha. As the total entitlements held are 35.08 and the area not found is under 3% and under 2ha the area put forward for payment is 15.04ha.
Furthermore it was noted at the inspection that there was a failure to take appropriate measures to prevent the encroachment of briars, bushes and dense scrub, which is deemed to be a non-compliance in relation to the requirement to maintain land in Good Agriculture and Environmental Condition. The above non-compliance resulted in a Cross Compliance penalty of 3% being applied to the 2010 direct payments for the person named.
A formal decision issued to the person named on 6 August 2010 that advised him of his right to seek a review of the decision within 21 days to the District Inspector and of his right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office.
The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and Single Payment Scheme issued on 1 December.