The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010

Regulation 8(d)

SCHEDULEEligible capital items available through capital item Option 77

Table 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