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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-stewardship-regulations-1998/schedule-1/part-II",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1327",
  "legislation_title": "The Countryside Stewardship Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-stewardship-regulations-1998",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/II",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Capital Activities",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nActivity\nMaximum payment rate\n1 In relation to hedgerow restoration—\n(a) laying, coppicing or planting to fill gaps in hedge, or any combination of these\n£2 per metre\n(b) follow-up maintenance of restored hedgerows 5 years after carrying out the activity referred to in sub-paragraph (a)\n£1 per metre\n(c) planting of a hedge\n£2 per metre\n(d) where sub-paragraph (a) applies, preparatory work on hedges that are more than 1.5 metres wide and 5 metres high\n£1 per metre\n(e) where sub-paragraph (a) applies, removal of fence posts and wires\n£0.50 per metre\n(f) where sub-paragraph (a) applies, additional work which involves use of staking and top binding.\n£1 per metre\n2 In relation to field boundaries—\n(a) restoration of stone wall\n£12 per metre\n(b) where sub-paragraph (a) applies, additional work where 50% or more of the stone is imported from outside the holding, or additional work to a length of wall of at least 10 metres on slopes exceeding 30 degrees\n£4 per metre\n(c) installation of wiring along upper surface of a stone wall\n£0.60 per metre\n(d) repair of a stone-faced hedge bank\n£10 per metre\n(e) restoration of a stone-faced hedge bank\n£25 per metre\n(f) restoration of an earth bank\n£3 per metre\n(g) restoration of a ditch.\n£2 per metre\n3 In relation to tree-planting and tree management—\n(a) planting of trees and shrubs\n£0.65 per tree or shrub\n(b) coppicing of trees along watercourses\n£15 per tree\n(c) pollarding of trees\n£22.50 per tree\n(d) tree surgery\n£50 per tree for major work £22.50 per tree for minor work\n(e) installation of a spiral rabbit guard\n£0.20 per guard\n(f) installation of a tree-tube\n£0.50 per tube\n(g) planting of a standard tree in a park of historical interest\n£6 per tree\n(h) installation of a parkland guard in a park of historical interest.\n£30 per guard\n4 In relation to orchards—\n(a) pruning and restoration of fruit trees\n£8 per tree\n(b) pruning to restore the frame of fruit trees\n£30 per tree\n(c) planting of maiden fruit trees\n£3 per tree\n(d) planting of standard fruit trees\n£10 per tree\n(e) installation of an orchard tree-guard.\n£1.50 per guard\n5 In relation to water levels and features—\n(a) installation of an earth bund\n£40 per bund\n(b) installation of a timber sluice\n£140 per sluice\n(c) installation of a brick, stone or concrete sluice\n£400 per sluice\n(d) installation of a culvert\n£40 per culvert\n(e) creation of a pond\n£3 per square metre of surface area up to 100 square metres of surface area, and £0.50 per square metre of surface area thereafter\n(f) restoration of an existing pond\n£2 per square metre of surface area up to 100 square metres of surface area, and £0.50 per square metre of surface area thereafter\n(g) creation of a scrape.\n£1.25 per square metre of surface area up to 100 square metres of surface area, and £0.25 per square metre of surface area thereafter.\n6 In relation to scrub—\n(a) removal or reduction of scrub, where scrub ground cover is less than 25%\n£50, plus £100 per hectare\n(b) removal or reduction of scrub, where scrub ground cover is not less than 25% and not more than 75%\n£50, plus £250 per hectare\n(c) removal or reduction of scrub where scrub ground cover is over 75%\n£50, plus £500 per hectare\n(d) where sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) applies, follow-up work to remove scrub regrowth.\n£40 per hectare\n7 In relation to bracken—\n(a) removal or reduction of bracken by mechanical means\n£80, plus £30 per hectare\n(b) removal or reduction of bracken by the application of chemicals.\n£50, plus £70 per hectare\n8 In relation to fencing—\n(a) installation of post and wire fencing\n£0.80 per metre\n(b) installation of sheep fencing\n£1.20 per metre\n(c) installation of rabbit netting\n£0.60 per metre\n(d) installation of a river gate\n£125 per gate\n(e) installation of a field gate\n£125 per gate\n(f) installation of deer fencing in parks of historical interest.\n£3.50 per metre\n9 In relation to the supply of water—\n(a) installation of pipelines to supply water\n£0.40 per metre\n(b) installation of a water trough.\n£25 per trough\n10 In relation to agreement land to which public access is available—\n(a) installation of a bridle gate\n£100 per gate\n(b) installation of a kissing gate\n£130 per gate\n(c) installation of a kissing gate suitable for use by disabled people\n£200 per gate\n(d) installation of a timber stile other than a ladder stile\n£30 per stile\n(e) installation of a ladder stile\n£55 per stile\n(f) installation of a step-over stile in stone wall\n£20 per stile\n(g) installation of a step-through stile in stone wall\n£30 per stile\n(h) construction of a footbridge\n£125 per footbridge\n(i) installation of a bench\n£30 per bench\n(j) construction of hard standing for car park\n£5 per square metre\n(k) construction of hard standing for paths suitable for use by disabled people.\n£7.50 per square metre\n11 Clearance of an eyesore.\n£120 per eyesore",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/1177",
      "affecting_title": "The Countryside Stewardship (Amendment) Regulations 1999"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1327/schedule/1/part/II",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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