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Townscape Heritage Initiative (£500,000 - £2,000,000)

Through our Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) programme, we make grants that help communities to regenerate conservation areas displaying particular social and economic need throughout the United Kingdom (except the Channel Islands and Isle of Man). It encourages partnerships to carry out repairs and other works to a number of historic properties within those areas, and improve the quality of life for all those who live, work or visit there.

Please note: The national batch deadline for first-round applications is 30 November each year and decisions are made in April.

THI outcomes:
We expect schemes to deliver the following outcomes:

  • Preserving and enhancing the character and appearance of conservation areas affected by high levels of deprivation and in need of regeneration.
  • Bringing historic buildings back into appropriate and sustainable use.
  • Safeguarding the character of conservation areas through:
    • increasing training opportunities in heritage skills;
    • increasing community participation; and
    • improving approaches to conservation management and maintenance.

STEP 1 - Before you apply
Prior to applying for a grant please read through the following information:

      STEP 2 - Pre-application advice

        Submit a pre-application form online
         
      • If you believe that your project meets the criteria for this grant, you will first need to submit a pre-application enquiry form online. We strongly recommend that you read the application introduction and helpnotes before sending in a preapplication enquiry.

        Contact your regional/country development team 
      • For further help and advice please contact your regional/country development team.


      STEP 3 - Submit an application

      • Access the online application form here.
      • You may find it helpful to read these FAQs when completing the online application.
      • If you're having trouble accessing the online application, please contact us.

      You can also download PDF versions of the application forms and guidance in the boxes on the right.

       


      West Wemyss village, Scotland
      West Wemyss village, Scotland

      PRINTABLE APPLICATION MATERIALS
    • Introduction English | Welsh (pdf 383KB)
    • Help notes first round English | Welsh (pdf 85KB)
    • Help notes second round English | Welsh (pdf 92KB)
    • Pre-application form English | Welsh (pdf 59KB)
    • Application form English | Welsh (pdf 95KB)
    • Guidance notes English | Welsh (pdf 155KB)

    • TOWNSCAPE HERITAGE INITIATIVE RESOURCES
    • Is it right for you?
    • FAQs
    • Case studies and worked examples
    • THI evaluation summary
    • Standard terms of grant: English (pdf file 81KB) | Welsh (pdf, 145 KB)
    • Monitoring documents
    • Funding For Heritage-led Regeneration (.wmv video, 9MB)
    • Programme Flyers English | Welsh
    • ONLINE APPLICATION
    • Pre-application form
    • Application form
    • Online application form FAQs