The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

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 [F1 any 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 .

[F2 Table A]

Column 1	Column 2
Capital Item	Rate 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
[F5 Mechanised (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 management	Small 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
[F8 Environmental audit	50% of costs up to a maximum of £200 per plan.]

[F9 Table B—

Eligible Capital Items Available Through Capital Item Option 77

Capital Item	Maximum Actual Cost
Primary treatment of bracken	Up to £400 per hectare of infested land
Manual eradication of rhododendron	Up to £7,000 per hectare of infested land
Mechanised (and / or chemical) eradication of rhododendron	Up to £1,700 per hectare of infested land
Eradication of scrub / woody vegetation:
Light vegetation	Up to £1,800 per hectare
Intermediate vegetation	Up to £2,550 per hectare
Heavy vegetation	Up to £3,750 per hectare
Removal from site of the cut shrub / woody vegetation: light vegetation cover	Up to £1,000 per hectare
Removal from site of the cut shrub / woody vegetation: intermediate vegetation cover	Up to £2,100 per hectare
Removal from site of the cut shrub / woody vegetation: heavy vegetation cover	Up to £2,900 per hectare
Stock fence	Up 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 fence	Up to £5.51 per metre
Scare or temporary fencing	Up to £3 per metre
Rabbit proofing – existing or new stock / deer fence	Up to £3.79 per metre
Deer fence	Up 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 removal	Up to £4 per metre
Gate:
For stock fence	Up to £150 each
For deer fence	Up to £255 each
Stock bridge for bog management:
Small bridge	Up to £340 per bridge
Large bridge (for ditch wider than 1.5m)	Up to £2,000 per bridge
Sand blow fencing	Up to £20 per metre
Planting of marram grass into areas threatened with erosion	Up to £16 per square metre
Creation or restoration of a pond	Up 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]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 substituted (7.11.2009) by The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/335), regs. 1, 9(a)

F2 Words in Sch. 3 inserted (27.3.2010) by The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/87), regs. 1, 8(a) (with reg. 9)

F3 Words in Sch. 3 omitted (27.3.2010) by virtue of The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/87), regs. 1, 8(b) (with reg. 9)

F4 Sum in Sch. 3 substituted (7.11.2009) by The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/335), regs. 1, 9(b)

F5 Words in Sch. 3 substituted (7.11.2009) by The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/335), regs. 1, 9(c)

F6 Words in Sch. 3 omitted (7.11.2009) by virtue of The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/335), regs. 1, 9(d)

F7 Sum in Sch. 3 substituted (7.11.2009) by The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/335), regs. 1, 9(e)

F8 Words in Sch. 3 inserted (27.3.2010) by The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/87), regs. 1, 8(c) (with reg. 9)

F9 Sch. 3 Table B inserted (27.3.2010) by The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/87), regs. 1, 8(d), Sch. (with reg. 9)