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Regulation 9(7)

SCHEDULE 3SStandard Payment Rates for Capital Items

A beneficiary is eligible for payment for these capital items only where the beneficiary has undertaken to carry out or beneficiary has undertaken to carry out or carry out and maintain an activity under [F1any of the rural priorities options numbered 15 to 57]. The capital items must be carried out in accordance with the requirements in the programme guidance .

[F2Table A]

Column 1Column 2
Capital ItemRate of Payment
F3. . .
F3. . .
Primary treatment of bracken£200 per hectare of infested land
Manual eradication of rhododendron[F4£3700] per hectare of infested land
[F5Mechanised (and/or chemical) eradication of rhododendron] [F5£1750] per hectare of infested land
F6. . .F6. . .
Eradication of scrub/woody vegetation:Light vegetation category£600 per hectare
Eradication of scrub/woody vegetation:Intermediate vegetation category£850 per hectare
Eradication of scrub/woody vegetation:Heavy vegetation category£1250 per hectare
Removal from site of the cut scrub/woody vegetation: Light vegetation cover£500 per hectare
Removal from site of the cut scrub/woody vegetation: Intermediate vegetation cover£1,050 per hectare
Removal from site of the cut scrub/woody vegetation: Heavy vegetation cover£1,450 per hectare
Dead wood management£40 per hectare
Stock fence£4.00 per metre
Enhancing/ modifying a stock fence (in black grouse and capercaillie core areas)£2 per metre
Upgrading stock to deer fence£2.75 per metre
Scare or temporary fencing£1.50 per metre
Rabbit proofing existing or new stock/ deer fence£1.90 per metre
Deer fence[F7£7.25] per metre
Enhancing/ modifying a deer fence (in black grouse and capercaillie core areas)£5 per metre
Conversion of deer fence to stock fence (in black grouse and capercaillie core areas)£2 per metre
Fence removal£2 per metre
Gate

i.Gate for stock fence: £100 each

ii.Gate for deer fence: £170 each

Kissing gate/self-closing gate for non-vehicular access£350 each
Stile£55 each
Stock bridge for bog managementSmall bridge : £170 per bridgeLarge bridge for ditch wider than 1.5m : £620 per bridge
Small-scale tree and shrub planting (on a site not exceeding 0.25 hectares)£2 per tree or shrub
Replacement or new single trees within a Designed Landscape or to enhance the rural landscape£100 per tree
Post & rail fence£10 per metre
Building/restoring drystone or flagstone dykes£17.50 per square metre
Sand blow fencing£10.00 per metre
Planting of marram grass into areas threatened with erosion£8 per square metre
Provision of water trough to replace traditional watering points£195 each
Installation of water supply pipe to water trough or pasture pump£3 per metre of pipe laid
Water trough pump: cattle operatedpasture or nose pump£180 per installed pump
Soil analysis (including sampling)£24.90 per sample
Planting or re-planting of hedge£4.30 per metre
Coppicing of hedge£4.00 per metre
Laying of hedge£8.00 per metre
Creation or restoration of a pond£3.00 per square metre
Laying down species-rich grassland£680 per hectare
Heather restoration (in black grouse core areas)£250 per hectare
Heather track creation for bog management£1.50/ metre
Peat dam£0.26 per metre of moor grip to be blocked with peat dams. Minimum payment £300.
Ditch blocking with plastic piling dams

(a)For small ditches up to 0.5 metres wide and deep: £60 per dam.

(b)For medium ditches up to 1 metre wide and deep: £120 per dam.

(c)For large ditches of depth up to 1 metre and 2 metre wide:£280 per dam

Underdrain (or culvert) breaking£20 per drain (or culvert) broken
Watercourse Channel Enhancement£4.00 per linear metre of watercourse
Provision of bat or bird box£15.00 per box
Open range deer management to enhance the natural heritage£3 per hectare of eligible deer range
[F8Environmental audit 50% of costs up to a maximum of £200 per plan.]

[F9Table B—

Eligible Capital Items Available Through Capital Item Option 77

Capital ItemMaximum Actual Cost
Primary treatment of brackenUp to £400 per hectare of infested land
Manual eradication of rhododendronUp to £7,000 per hectare of infested land
Mechanised (and / or chemical) eradication of rhododendronUp to £1,700 per hectare of infested land
Eradication of scrub / woody vegetation:
Light vegetationUp to £1,800 per hectare
Intermediate vegetationUp to £2,550 per hectare
Heavy vegetationUp to £3,750 per hectare
Removal from site of the cut shrub / woody vegetation: light vegetation coverUp to £1,000 per hectare
Removal from site of the cut shrub / woody vegetation: intermediate vegetation coverUp to £2,100 per hectare
Removal from site of the cut shrub / woody vegetation: heavy vegetation coverUp to £2,900 per hectare
Stock fenceUp to £8 per metre
Enhancing / modifying a stock fence (in Black Grouse and Capercaillie core areas)Up to £4 per metre
Upgrading stock to deer fenceUp to £5.51 per metre
Scare or temporary fencingUp to £3 per metre
Rabbit proofing – existing or new stock / deer fenceUp to £3.79 per metre
Deer fenceUp to £13.79 per metre
Enhancing / modifying a deer fence (in Black Grouse and Capercaillie core areas)Up to £14.11 per metre
Conversion of deer fence to stock fence (in Black Grouse and Capercaillie core areas)Up to £4 per metre
Fence removalUp to £4 per metre
Gate:
For stock fenceUp to £150 each
For deer fenceUp to £255 each
Stock bridge for bog management:
Small bridgeUp to £340 per bridge
Large bridge (for ditch wider than 1.5m)Up to £2,000 per bridge
Sand blow fencingUp to £20 per metre
Planting of marram grass into areas threatened with erosionUp to £16 per square metre
Creation or restoration of a pondUp to £6 per square metre
Ditch blocking with plastic piling dams:
Small ditches (up to 0.5m wide & deep)Up to £120 per dam
Medium ditches (between 0.5m and 1m wide & deep)Up to £240 per dam
Large ditches (between 1m and 2m wide and 0.5m and 1m deep)Up to £1027.40 per dam]

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