Guidance
Annex 2b List of Higher Tier capital items
Published 29 June 2023
Applies to England
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List includes the code, name and payment rate for each Higher Tier capital item.
| Code | Capital Item Name | Capital item Payment Rate |
|---|---|---|
| AQ1 | Automatic slurry scraper | £2760 per passageway/channel |
| AQ2 | Low ammonia emission flooring for livestock buildings | £72 per square metre |
| BN1 | Stone-faced bank repair | £31 per metre |
| BN2 | Stone-faced bank restoration | £86 per metre |
| BN3 | Earth bank creation | £13.50 per metre |
| BN4 | Earth bank restoration | £7 per metre |
| BN5 | Hedgerow laying | £9.40 per metre |
| BN6 | Hedgerow coppicing | £4 per metre |
| BN7 | Hedgerow gapping-up | £9.50 per metre |
| BN8 | Hedgerow supplement – casting up | £3 per metre |
| BN9 | Hedgerow supplement – substantial pre-work | £4.10 per metre |
| BN10 | Hedgerow supplement – top binding and staking | £3.40 per metre |
| BN11 | Planting new hedges | £11.60 per metre |
| BN12 | Stone wall restoration | £25 per metre |
| BN13 | Stone wall – top wiring | £3.60 per metre |
| BN14 | Stone wall supplement – stone from quarry | £44 per metre |
| BN15 | Stone wall supplement – difficult sites | £7.90 per metre |
| FG1 | Fencing | £4 per metre |
| FG2 | Sheep netting | £4.90 per metre |
| FG3 | Permanent electric fencing | £4.90 per metre |
| FG4 | Rabbit fencing supplement | £2.50 per metre |
| FG5 | Fencing supplement – difficult sites | £1.24 per metre |
| FG7 | Anti-predator combination fencing | £11.10 per metre |
| FG8 | Anti-predator temporary electric fencing | £2.85 per metre |
| FG9 | Deer fencing | £7.20 per metre |
| FG10 | Temporary deer fencing | £5.20 per metre |
| FG11 | Deer exclosure plot | £136 per unit |
| FG12 | Wooden field gate | £390 per gate |
| FG13 | Stone gate post | £280 per post |
| FG14 | Badger gates | £135 per gate |
| FG15 | Water gates | £240 per gate |
| FG16 | Deer pedestrian gate | £271.50 per gate |
| FG17 | Deer vehicle gate | £344.60 per gate |
| LV1 | Cattle grid | £835 per item |
| LV2 | Livestock handling facilities | up to 80% of costs |
| LV3 | Hard bases for livestock drinkers | £110 per base |
| LV4 | Hard bases for livestock feeders | £170 per base |
| LV5 | Pasture pumps and associated pipework | £220 per pump |
| LV6 | Ram pumps and associated pipework | £1,480 per pump |
| LV7 | Livestock troughs | £110 per trough |
| LV8 | Pipework for livestock troughs | £2.65 per metre |
| PA1 | Implementation plan | £1,100 per plan |
| PA2 | Feasibility study | up to 100% of actual costs |
| RP1 | Resurfacing of gateways | £92 per gateway |
| RP2 | Gateway relocation | £340 per gateway |
| RP3 | Watercourse crossings | £300 per crossing |
| RP4 | Livestock and machinery hardcore tracks | £33 per metre |
| RP5 | Cross drains | £245 per drain |
| RP6 | Installation of piped culverts in ditches | £340 per culvert |
| RP7 | Sediment ponds and traps | £10 per square metre |
| RP8 | Constructed wetlands for the treatment of pollution | 50% of costs |
| RP9 | Earth banks and soil bunds | £155 per unit (one unit equals 100m of bund) |
| RP10 | Silt filtration dams or seepage barriers | £75 per unit |
| RP11 | Swales | £5.95 per square metre |
| RP12 | Check dams and woody debris structures | £42 for each dam |
| RP13 | Yard – underground drainage pipework | £5.50 per metre |
| RP14 | Yard inspection pit | £200 per unit |
| RP15 | Concrete yard renewal | £27.14 per square metre |
| RP16 | Rainwater goods | £11.40 per metre |
| RP17 | Storage tanks underground | £350 per cubic metre |
| RP18 | Above ground tanks | £100 per cubic metre |
| RP19 | First-flush rainwater diverters/downpipe filters | £125 per unit |
| RP20 | Relocation of sheep dips and pens | £3,675 per unit |
| RP21 | Relocation of sheep pens only | £1,830 per unit |
| RP22 | Sheep dip drainage aprons and sumps | £18.25 per square metre |
| RP23 | Installation of livestock drinking troughs (in draining pens for freshly dipped sheep) | £68 per unit |
| RP24 | Lined biobed plus pesticide loading and washdown area | £118 per square metre |
| RP25 | Lined biobed with existing washdown area | £77 per square metre |
| RP26 | Biofilters | £990 per unit |
| RP27 | Sprayer or applicator load and wash-down area | £40 per square metre |
| RP28 | Roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) | £62 per square metre |
| RP29 | Self-supporting covers for slurry and anaerobic digestate stores | £30.50 per square metre |
| RP30 | Floating covers for slurry and anaerobic digestate stores and lagoons | £5.60 per square metre |
| RP31 | Equipment to disrupt tramlines in arable areas | £1,500 per machine |
| RP32 | Small leaky woody dam (1m to 2.99m) Indicative designs for small leaky woody dams are in Annex 2c | £461.39 per dam |
| RP33 | Large leaky woody dam (3m to 5m) Indicative designs for large leaky woody dams are in Annex 2c | £764.42 per dam |
| SB1 | Scrub control and felling diseased trees | There is a separate table below with these rates |
| SB2 | Scrub control - difficult sites | 80% of actual costs |
| SB3 | Tree removal | £144 per tree |
| SB4 | Chemical bracken control | £170/ha |
| SB5 | Mechanical bracken control | £169/ha |
| SB6 | Rhododendron control | £2,800/ha to £4,400/ha depending on slope of site and height of plant |
| TE1 | Planting standard hedgerow tree | £8.80 per tree |
| TE2 | Planting standard parkland tree | £24.50 per tree |
| TE3 | Planting fruit trees | £22.50 per tree |
| TE4 | Supply and plant tree | £1.28 per tree |
| TE5 | Supplement for use of individual tree-shelters | £1.60 per unit |
| TE6 | Tree guard (tube and mesh) | £4 per guard |
| TE7 | Tree guard (wood post and rail) | £59.50 per guard |
| TE8 | Tree guard (wood post and wire) | £84 per guard |
| TE9 | Parkland tree guard - welded steel | £170 per tree |
| TE10 | Coppicing bank-side trees | £52 per tree |
| TE11 | Tree surgery | £96.50 per tree when cutting limbs up to and including 20cm in diameter |
| TE12 | Stump grinding | £24 per stump |
| TE13 | Creation of dead wood habitat on trees | £175 per tree |
| TE14 | Identification of orchard fruit tree varieties | £29 per variety |
| AC1 | Access capital items | Up to 100% of actual costs |
| AC2 | Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme (CEVAS) | £175 once per agreement |
| FM1 | Management of geodiversity features | Up to 100% of actual costs |
| FM2 | Major preparatory work for priority habitats (creation and restoration) and priority species | Up to 100% of actual costs |
| HE1 | Historic and archaeological feature protection | Up to 100% of actual costs |
| HE3 | Removal of eyesore | £290 per item |
| WB1 | Small wildlife box | £28.50 per box |
| WB2 | Medium wildlife box | £39 per box |
| WB3 | Large wildlife box | £100 per box |
| WN1 | Blocking grips or drainage channels | £14.80 per block |
| WN2 | Creation of scrapes and gutters | £2.80 per square metre |
| WN3 | Ditch, dyke and rhine restoration | £7.30 per metre |
| WN4 | Ditch, dyke and rhine creation | £8.40 per metre |
| WN5 | Pond management (100 square metres or less) | £270 per pond |
| WN6 | Pond management (more than 100 square metres) | £170 per 100 square metres |
| WN7 | Restoration of large water bodies | Up to 100% of actual costs |
| WN8 | Timber sluice | £315 per sluice |
| WN9 | Brick, stone or concrete sluice | £2,480 per sluice |
| WN10 | Construction of water penning structures | Up to 100% of actual costs |
| FY1 | Deer high seat | £300 per unit |
| FY2 | Woodland infrastructure | 40% of actual costs |
Scrub control and felling trees (SB1) rates - method of removal: machine cut
| Stem diameter | Percentage covered/ha | Payment/ha |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 7cm | Under 50% | £260 |
| Less than 7cm | 50% and over | £520 |
| 7cm and above | Under 50% | £520 |
| 7cm and above | 50% and over | £1,040 |
| Not applicable | Under 50% | £980 |
| Not applicable | 50% and over | £1,680 |