# The Land in Care Scheme (Tir Gofal) (Wales) Regulations 1999, Schedule 4: Capital Activities


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Activity
Maximum payment rate
1 In relation to the establishment of restoration of field boundaries–
(a) establishment or restoration of hedgerows
£2 per metre
(b) restoration of dry stone walls
£18 per square metre
(c) restoration of stone-faced earth banks
£11 per square metre
(d) restoration of earth banks which are not stone-faced
£3 per metre
(e) erection or restoration of slate fences–
(i) erection of a new slate fence
£18 per metre
(ii) resetting existing slates and rewiring
£10 per metre
(f) additional work involved in importing stone from outside the farm boundary in order to repair stone walls
£7.50 per square metre
(g) erection of post and wire fencing which is made of–
(i) softwood
£1.25 per metre
(ii) hardwood
£1.50 per metre
(h) installation of stock netting
£0.50 per metre
(i) installation of top wiring for stone walls
£0.60 per metre
(j) installation of electric fencing
£1.00 per metre
(k) installation of rabbit fencing which is made of–
(i) softwood
£2.40 per metre
(ii) hardwood
£2.60 per metre
(l) erection of post and rail fencing which is made of–
(i) softwood
£9 per metre
(ii) hardwood
£11 per metre
(m) installation of a gate which is made of–
(i) softwood
£110 per gate
(ii) hardwood
£160 per gate
Provided that no payment shall be made for work in relation to the establishment or restoration of field boundaries under this paragraph insofar as it relates to such work which exceeds 10 metres per hectare per agreement year per farm business and also that the total payments made in relation to work under subparagraphs (a) to (g) above shall not exceed £3,500 per farm business per agreement year.
2 In relation to ditch casting
£2 per metre
3 in relation to heather management–
(a) burning
£105 per hectare
(b) restoration by seed and mulch
£210 per hectare
4 In relation to tree planting and tree management–
(a) pollarding of trees
£25 per tree
(b) pruning and restoration of fruit trees
£10 per tree
(c) supplying and planting of trees (other than orchard trees) and shrubs
£0.50 per tree or shrub
(d) installation of tree shelters which are at least 1.8 metres high
£1 per shelter
(e) installation of tree shelters which are more than 0.6 metres high but less than 1.8 metres high
£0.50 per shelter
(f) planting of orchard trees together with guards and stakes
£12 per tree
(g) installation of stock guards for parkland trees
£25 per guard
5 In relation to bracken
(a) removal or reduction of bracken by mechanical means
£50 per hectare
(b) removal or reduction of bracken by chemical means
£120 per hectare
(c) removal or reduction of bracken by ground spraying
£55 per hectare
6 In relation to invasive plant species–
(a) removal or reduction of rhododendrons outside woodland areas
£1500 per hectare
(b) removal or reduction of other invasive plant species
£750 per hectare
7 In relation to scrub–
(a) removal or reduction of scrub by mechanical means
£150 per hectare
(b) removal or reduction of scrub by hand
£500 per hectare
8 In relation to–
(a) planting marram grass or reeds
£100 per hectare
(b) turf stripping for the creation of new habitats
£300 per hectare
(c) provision of species-rich seeds mixture
£150 per hectare
(d) treatment of eroded historic landscape sites
£7 per square metre
(e) construction of hard surfacing for re-aligning tracks
£5 per square metre
9 In relation to water levels and features–
(a) creation of a pond
£3 per square metre of surface area up to and including 100 square metres of surface area, and £0.50 per square metre of surface area thereafter
(b) restoration of an existing pond
£2.25 per square metre
(c) installation of a soil bund or sluice
£35 per bund or sluice
(d) installation of a timber bund or sluice
£140 per bund or sluice
(e) installation of a culvert
£100 per culvert
(f) construction of hard surfacing to alleviate sedimentation of water features
£5 per square metres
(g) construction of hard surfacing for feeding pads to alleviate sedimentation
£100 per feeding pad
(h) installation of a grazing marsh bridge
£100 per bridge
(i) installation of a water gate
£25 per gate
10 In relation to the supply of water–
(a) installation of pipelines to supply water
£0.40 per metre
(b) installation of a water trough
£100 per trough
11 In relation to agreement land to which public access is available–
(a) installation of a bridle gate which is made of
(i) softwood
£100 per gate
(ii) hardwood
£150 per gate
(b) installation of a kissing gate which is made of–
(i) softwood
£110 per gate
(ii) hardwood
£160 per gate
(c) installation of a gate suitable for use by disabled people
£250 per gate
(d) installation of a stone step stile or a through stile
£30 per stile
(e) installation of a wooden stile
£34 per stile
(f) installation of a ladder stile
£55 per stile
(g) construction of a hard surfaced footpath which is 1 metre wide
£5.50 per metre
(h) construction of a hard surfaced path 1.2 metres wide for use by disabled people
£9 per metre
(i) construction of a hard surfaced bridleway 3 metres wide
£5.50 per metre
(j) construction of a footbridge
£175 per footbridge
(k) installation of a bench seat which is made of–
(i) softwood
£30 per seat
(ii) hardwood
£40 per seat
(l) installation of a post for signs, waymarks and boards which is made of–
(i) softwood
£7 per post
(ii) hardwood
£10 per post
(m) construction of hard standing for car parks
£5 per square metre
12 In relation to wildlife–
(a) installation of a barn owl nest box
£20 per nest box
(b) installation of a nest box other than a barn owl nest box
£5 per nest box
(c) installation of a spiral rabbit guard
£0.30 per guard
(d) installation of a badger gate
£20 per gate
(e) installation of an otter holt
£80 per holt
13 In relation to restoring traditional farm buildings
50% of costs up to a maximum of £10,000 per farm business

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1176/schedule/4 (the official version)
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