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Made | 21st January 2004 | ||
Laid before Parliament | 22nd January 2004 | ||
Coming into force | 16th February 2004 |
(b) by the substitution for Part II of the new Part II set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and
(c) by the substitution for Part III of the new Part III set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Elliot Morley
Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
14th January 2004
We consent,
John Heppell
Nick Ainger
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
21st January 2004
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Activity | Maximum payment rate |
1.
In relation to hedgerow restoration - |
|
(a) laying, coppicing or planting to fill gaps in hedge, or any combination of these, and follow-up maintenance of restored hedgerows |
£5 per metre |
(b) planting of a hedge |
£5 per metre |
(c) where sub-paragraph (a) applies, preparatory work on hedges that are more than 1.5 metres wide and5 metres high |
£2.40 per metre |
(d) where sub-paragraph (a) applies, removal of fence posts and wires |
£0.60 per metre |
(e) where sub-paragraph (a) applies, additional work which involves use of staking and top binding |
£2.40 per metre |
2.
In relation to field boundaries - |
|
(a) restoration of stone wall |
£16 per metre |
(b) where sub-paragraph (a) applies and - |
|
(i) 50% or more of the stone is imported from elsewhere on the holding |
£6 per metre |
(ii) 50% or more of the stone is imported from outside the holding |
£30 per metre |
(iii) at least 10 metres of the wall is on slopes exceeding 30 degrees |
£7 per metre |
(c) installation of stockproof wiring along upper surface of a stone wall |
£1.80 per metre |
(d) repair of a stone-faced hedge bank |
£16 per metre |
(e) restoration of a stone-faced hedge bank |
£34 per metre |
(f) restoration of an earth bank |
£3 per metre |
(g) where sub-paragraph (f) applies, additional work in casting up |
£1.20 per metre |
(h) restoration of a ditch |
£2.90 per metre |
3.
In relation to tree-planting and tree management - |
|
(a) planting of trees and shrubs |
£1.60 per tree or shrub |
(b) coppicing of trees along watercourses |
£29 per tree |
(c) minor tree surgery, including minor pollarding |
£43 per tree |
(d) major tree surgery, including major pollarding |
£89 per tree |
(e) installation of a spiral rabbit guard |
£0.20 per guard |
(f) installation of a tree-tube |
£0.50 per tube |
(g) planting of a standard tree in a park of historical interest |
£7.50 per tree |
(h) installation of a parkland guard in a park of historical interest |
£64 per guard |
4.
In relation to orchards - |
|
(a) pruning and restoration of fruit trees |
£17 per tree |
(b) pruning to restore the frame of fruit trees |
£30 per tree |
(c) planting of fruit trees |
£17 per tree |
(d) installation of an orchard tree-guard |
£3.30 per guard |
(e) installation of an orchard tree-guard fence |
£36 per fence |
5.
In relation to water levels and features - |
|
(a) installation of an earth bund |
£149 per bund |
(b) installation of a bund of soil or alternative material in upland drains |
£3.40 per bund |
(c) installation of a timber sluice |
£314 per sluice |
(d) installation of a brick, stone or concrete sluice |
£960 per sluice |
(e) installation of a culvert |
£153 per culvert |
(f) creation of a pond |
£3 per square metre of surface area up to 100 square metres of surface area, and £1 per square metre of surface area thereafter |
(g) restoration of an existing pond |
£2.10 per square metre of surface area up to 100 square metres of surface area, and £0.80 per square metre of surface area thereafter |
(h) creation of a scrape |
£1.40 per square metre of surface area up to 100 square metres of surface area, and £0.90 per square metre of surface area thereafter |
(i) construction of otter holt using logs |
£108 per holt |
(j) construction of otter holt by pipe and chamber |
£203 per holt |
6.
In relation to scrub - |
|
(a) removal or reduction of scrub, where scrub ground cover is less than 25% |
£76, plus £228 per hectare |
(b) removal or reduction of scrub, where scrub ground cover is not less than 25% and not more than 75% |
£76, plus £376 per hectare |
(c) removal or reduction of scrub where scrub ground cover is over 75% |
£76, plus £583 per hectare |
(d) where sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) applies, follow-up work to remove scrub regrowth |
£40 per hectare |
7.
In relation to bracken - |
|
(a) removal or reduction of bracken by mechanical means |
£106, plus £48 per hectare |
(b) removal or reduction of bracken by the application of chemicals |
£61, plus £112 per hectare |
8.
In relation to fencing - |
|
(a) installation of post and wire fencing |
£1.20 per metre |
(b) installation of sheep fencing |
£1.80 per metre |
(c) installation of rabbit fencing |
£1.50 per metre |
(d) installation of a river gate |
£100 per gate |
(e) installation of a field gate |
£149 per gate |
(f) installation of deer fencing in parks of historical interest |
£4 per metre |
9.
In relation to the supply of water - |
|
(a) installation of pipelines to supply water |
£2 per metre |
(b) installation of a water trough |
£85 per trough |
10.
In relation to agreement land to which public access is available - |
|
(a) installation of a bridle gate |
£220 per gate |
(b) installation of a kissing gate |
£245 per gate |
(c) installation of a kissing gate suitable for use by disabled people |
£290 per gate |
(d) installation of a timber stile other than a ladder stile |
£100 per stile |
(e) installation of a ladder stile |
£125 per stile |
(f) installation of a step-over stile in stone wall |
£115 per stile |
(g) installation of a step-through stile in stone wall |
£85 per stile |
(h) construction of a footbridge |
£315 per footbridge |
(i) installation of a bench |
£115 per bench |
(j) construction of hard standing for car park |
£13 per square metre |
(k) construction of hard standing for paths suitable for use by disabled people |
£15 per square metre |
11.
Clearance of an eyesore |
£120 per eyesore" |
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Activity | Maximum payment rate |
1.
Payment in respect of charges incurred for technical advice and professional help in the preparation of an application for an agreement which is subsequently entered into |
£300 per application in relation to holdings of less than 50 hectares and £400 in relation to holdings of 50 or more hectares |
2.
Payment in respect of charges incurred for professional help in the preparation of a management plan where an agreement is subsequently entered into or where an agreement is in force at the time of preparation of the management plan |
£400 per plan |
3.
Payment in respect of charges incurred for professional help in the preparation of notes for schoolteachers in relation to agreement land to which access for educational visits is permitted |
£490 per agreement |
4.
Payment in respect of a survey of environmental features on upland holdings |
£400 per survey in relation to holdings of less than 20 hectares, £500 per survey in relation to holdings of between 20 and 100 hectares and £700 per survey in respect of holdings of more than 100 hectares |
5.
Payment in respect of charges incurred for professional help in the preparation of a whole-farm environmental audit |
£320 per day" |
[2] S.I. 2000/3048, amended by S.I. 2001/3991.back