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Contact: Environment Grants
Telephone: 0116 305 7269
E-mail: andy.hayes@leics.gov.uk
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SHIRE Community Environmental Improvement Grants

SHIRE Community Environmental Improvement Grants are for parish/town councils, community groups and schools. Eligible projects include:
  • new play areas/play equipment
  • creation or improvement of public open spaces
  • creation of outdoor public art works
  • native tree and shrub planting
  • field / village pond creation or renovation
  • small woodland management
  • pollarding of trees
  • hedge planting
  • renovation of drystone walls
  • ornamental planting
  • hedge laying
  • landscaped surrounds of war memorial
Who can apply?
Any parish or town council, school, charity or properly constituted community group.
What grants are available?
Grants of up to 50% of the cost for community environmental improvements are available
There is no minimum value for the works. However, applicants must be able to provide the balance of the money for the works, either from their own funds or other grant schemes or a mixture of both. Applicants must be able to demonstrate on their application form how they intend to raise the balance of funding.
In any one financial year the maximum accumulated value of SHIRE Community Environmental Improvement Grants and Historic Buildings Grants awarded to any organisation or individual shall not exceed £8,000
Consultancy fees incurred when professional advice is sought, including habitat surveys, in preparing the application and implementing the project may also be payable.
Grants put local people at the heart of community involvement with the choice, decision making and leadership for community improvements placed firmly with communities themselves. The process is set out in Community Involvement (pdf).

Guidance Notes

Assessment Forms

Application Forms

Order a posted Grants Pack here.(Online Form)

Customer Satisfaction Survey Report for the SHIRE Environmental Improvement Grant


Grant Customer Satisfaction Survey

Already applied for a Grant? As part of the County Councils on going commitment to providing good customer service and value for money we would be grateful if you would complete the following questionnaire.
Grant Customer Satisfaction Survey (.pdf)
Grant Customer Satisfaction Survey (.doc)
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Page Last Updated: 9 December 2011