The Scottish Government

Additional costs:

£

per ha

i) Cost of removal and screening of eyesores assuming 1.0 man-day's (8 hrs) labour for 20 ha = £54.40 + one-third incidentals (£18.13) = £72.53. Therefore cost per hectare = £72.53 ÷ 20 = .

8.00

hrs @

£6.80

£3.63

ii) Dyke maintenance assuming 10 metres dyke maintained per hectare and maintenance cost is capital cost £22.00/metre ÷ life of 75 yrs. Cost = £22.00 ÷ 75 x 10 =

£2.93

iii) Contractor's charges associated with sowing a root crop, assuming contractor cultivates the land and sows turnips instead of grass on an area of 0.5 hectare annually and that the small-holder/crofter himself/herself carries out any necessary weeding/thinning and lifts the crop as and when required. Additional cost: combination drilling of 0.5 hectare turnips.

£19.15

Costs:

£25.71

per hectare

Cost of implementing/monitoring the 20ha plan assumed at 20hrs per annum @ £9.18

£183.60

per unit