SCHEDULEACTIVITIES AND ITEMS IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE MINISTER MAY MAKE GRANTS

Regulation 3

PART IMANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

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Activity

Maximum payment rate

1

In relation to hay meadows—

a

management of lowland meadowland of more than 3 hectares

£70 per hectare per agreement year

b

management of lowland meadowland of 3 hectares or less

£100 per hectare per agreement year

c

management of upland meadowland of more than 5 hectares

£80 per hectare per agreement year

d

management of upland meadowland of 5 hectares or less

£130 per hectare per agreement year

e

where 1(a), (b), (c), or (d) apply, additional management in the initial stages of the management programme.

£40 per hectare per agreement year within the first 5 agreement years

2

In relation to grazed pasture—

a

management of pasture of more than 3 hectares

£70 per hectare per agreement year

b

management of pasture of 3 hectares or less

£100 per hectare per agreement year

c

management of enclosed upland pasture

£50 per hectare per agreement year

d

management of grassland above chalk and limestone

£50 per hectare per agreement year

e

management of upland rough pasture

£20 per hectare per agreement year

f

where 2(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) apply, additional management in the initial stages of the management programme.

£40 per hectare per agreement year within the first 5 agreement years

3

In relation to upland moorland—

a

management to enable regeneration of suppressed heather

£65 per hectare per agreement year for the first 5 agreement years, then £15 per hectare per agreement year for the subsequent 5 agreement years

b

management to enable regeneration of heather on improved land

£100 per hectare per agreement year for the first 5 agreement years, then £50 per hectare per agreement year for the subsequent 5 agreement years

4

In relation to cultivated land—

a

creation and management of grassland

£250 per hectare per agreement year

b

where 4(a) applies, additional management in the initial stages of the management programme

£40 per hectare per agreement year within the first 5 agreement years

5

In relation to existing or proposed lowland heath—

a

management to prevent decline of existing lowland heath

£20 per hectare per agreement year

b

management to improve existing lowland heath

£30 per hectare per agreement year

c

creation and management of lowland heath on cultivated land

£275 per hectare per agreement year

d

where 5(a), (b) or (c) applies, additional management at any stage of the management programme

£50 per hectare per agreement year

6

In relation to arable field margins—

a

establishment and maintenance of an uncropped arable margin at least 6 metres wide

£35 per 100 metres per agreement year

b

establishment and maintenance of a grass margin or strip at least 2 metres wide

£15 per 100 metres per agreement year

7

In relation to areas outside 1 to 6 above—

a

restoration and management of orchards

£250 per hectare per agreement year

b

restoration and management of watermeadows

£225 per hectare per agreement year

c

management of sand dunes

£50 per hectare per agreement year

d

where 7(c) applies, additional management in the initial stages of the management programme

£40 per hectare in relation to the first agreement year

e

management of salt-marshes

£20 per hectare per agreement year

f

where 7(e) applies, additional management in the first year of the management programme

£40 per hectare in relation to the first agreement year

g

management of any of the following: fen, reedbeds and carr

£100 per hectare per agreement year

h

where 7(g) applies, additional creation of reedbeds or additional planting of willow or alder saplings

£40 per hectare per agreement year within the first 5 agreement years

8

In relation to public access—

a

creation and maintenance of new footpaths for public access

£150 per agreement year plus £0.15 per metre per agreement year

b

creation and maintenance of new bridleways for public access

£150 per agreement year plus £0.30 per metre per agreement year

c

creation and maintenance of paths suitable for use by disabled people for public access

£150 per agreement year plus £0.30 per metre per agreement year

d

permitting access to agreement land for educational visits

£400 per agreement year

e

permitting other public access to agreement land

£150 per agreement year plus £35 per hectare per agreement year

PART IICAPITAL ACTIVITIES

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Activity

Maximum payment rate

1

In relation to headgerow restoration—

a

laying of hedge

£2 per metre

b

coppicing of hedge

£1.50 per metre

c

planting to fill gaps in hedge

£1.75 per metre

d

follow up maintenance of restored hedgerows 5 years after 1(a), (b) or (c) applies

£1 per metre

e

planting of hedge

£1.75 per metre

f

where 1(a) or (b) applies, preparatory work on hedges that are more than 1.5 metres wide and 5 metres high

£1 per metre

g

where 1(a), (b) or (c) applies, removal of fence posts and wires

£0.50 per metre

h

where 1(a) applies, additional work which involves use of staking and top binding

£1 per metre

2

In relation to field boundaries—

a

restoration of stone wall

£12 per metre

b

where 2(a) applies additional work where 50% or more of the stone is imported from off the holding, or to a length of wall of at least 10 metres on slopes exceeding 30 degrees

£4 per metre

c

installation of wiring along upper surface of stone wall

£0.60 per metre

d

repair of stone-faced hedge bank

£10 per metre

e

restoration of stone-faced hedge bank

£25 per metre

f

restoration of earth bank

£3 per metre

g

restoration of ditch

£2 per metre

3

In relation to tree planting and management—

a

planting of trees and shrubs

£0.65 per tree or shrub

b

coppicing of trees along watercourses

£12.50 per tree

c

pollarding of trees

£17.50 per tree

d

tree surgery

£40 per tree

e

installation of spiral rabbit guard

£0.20 per guard

f

installation of tree tube

£0.50 per tube

g

planting of standard tree in a park of historical interest

£6 per tree

h

installation of parkland guard in a park of historical interest

£30 per guard

4

In relation to orchards—

a

pruning and restoration of fruit trees

£8 per tree

b

pruning to restore the frame of fruit trees

£30 per tree

c

planting of maiden fruit trees

£3 per tree

d

planting of standard fruit trees

£7 per tree

e

installation of orchard tree guard

£1.50 per guard

5

In relation to water levels and features—

a

installation of earth bund

£40 per bund

b

installation of timber sluice

£140 per sluice

c

installation of brick, stone or concrete sluice

£400 per sluice

d

installation of culvert

£40 per culvert

e

creation of pond

£3.00 per cubic metre up to 100 cubic metres and £0.50 per cubic metre thereafter

f

restoration of existing pond

£2.00 per cubic metre up to 100 cubic metres and £0.50 per cubic metre thereafter

g

creation of scrape

£1.25 per square metre up to 100 square metres and £0.25 per square metre thereafter

6

In relation to scrub—

a

removal or reduction of scrub where scrub ground cover is less than 25%

£100 per hectare

b

removal or reduction of scrub where scrub ground cover is between 25% and 75% (inclusive)

£250 per hectare

c

removal or reduction of scrub where scrub ground cover is over 75%

£500 per hectare

d

where I(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

£50 per hectare

b

removal or reduction of bracken by the application of chemicals

£100 per hectare

8

In relation to fencing—

a

installation of post and wire fencing

£0.80 per metre

b

installation of sheep fencing

£1.20 per metre

c

installation of rabbit netting

£0.40 per metre

d

installation of river gate

£125 per gate

e

installation of field gate

£125 per gate

f

installation of deer fencing in parks of historial interest

£3.50 per metre

9

In relation to the supply of water—

a

installation of pipelines to supply water

£0.40 per metre

b

installation of water trough

£25 per trough

10

In relation to agreement land to which public access is available—

a

installation of bridle gate

£100 per gate

b

installation of kissing gate

£130 per gate

c

installation of kissing gate suitable for use by disabled people

£200 per gate

d

installation of timber stile other than a ladder stile

£30 per stile

e

installation of ladder stile

£40 per stile

f

installation of step-over stile in stone wall

£20 per stile

g

installation of step-through stile in stone wall

£30 per stile

h

construction of footbridge

£125 per footbridge

i

installation of bench

£30 per bench

j

construction of hard standing for car park

£5 per square metre

k

construction of hard standing for paths suitable for use by disabled people

£7.50 per square metre

11

Clearance of an eyesore

£120 per eyesore

PART IIIADVICE

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Activity

Maximum payment rate

1

Payment in respect of charges incurred for technical advice and professional help in the preparation of an application for a stewardship agreement, where a stewardship agreement is subsequently entered into.

£100 per application

2

Payment in respect of charges incurred for professional help in the preparation of a management plan where a stewardship agreement is subsequently entered into or where a stewardship agreement is in force at the time of preparation of the plan.

£300 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.

£100 per agreement

PART IVINTERPRETATION

In Parts I to III of the Schedule—

  • “carr” means an area of marshy ground on which the vegetation is predominantly willow or alder;

  • “fen” means an area off low lying marshy ground;

  • “grassland” means land on which the vegetation consists primarily of grass species;

  • “heath” means an area of grass, shrubs and trees on acidic sandy soils;

  • “improved land” means land which has been either drained, fertilised, reseeded or otherwise managed to increase its productive capacity;

  • “lowland” means other than upland;

  • “management plan” means a plan for carrying out any activity (other than the making of a payment) provided for in a stewardship agreement;

  • “maiden fruit tree” means a fruit tree not more than 2 years old;

  • “meadowland” means land used for the production of hay or silage;

  • “reedbeds” means an area of marshy ground on which the vegetation consists primarily of reeds;

  • “rough pasture” means permanent grassland on which the vegetation is predominantly natural because agricultural improvement is difficult due to terrain or other physical constraints;

  • “scrape” means a shallow excavation which may hold water seasonally;

  • “standard fruit tree” means a fruit tree other than a maiden fruit tree with a stem of between 1.6 metres and 2 metres and no more than 5 years old;

  • “upland” means situated within the area in England included in the list of less-favoured farming areas established under Article 2(2) of Council Directive 75/268 EEC on mountain and hill farming in less-favoured areas6 (as last amended by Council Regulation EECNo. 797/85)7, which list is contained in Council Directive 84/169 EEC8 as amended by Commission Decision 91/25 EEC9; and

  • “watermeadow” means a meadow which is periodically inundated with water through a system of sluices and carriers.