This expenditure, including running costs such as heating, lighting, gas, water, maintenance of buildings and cleaning, was based on a figure of £45 per m2.
Maintenance and running costs would be low and this was a sensitive scheme environmentally.
This would otherwise greatly increase service running costs.
A development fund was also created to cover the start up and running costs of projects above the level of individual practices.
The annual running costs in terms of horsefeed and driver's wages alone amounted to almost £100.
Also, contributing to this increase in running costs is the fact that initial projections for an optimal lifetime are often incorrect.
Estimates of running costs vary considerably and are dependent on so many assumptions that it is hard to draw conclusions.
Increased depth of wells means higher capital and running costs.
