Landscape Partnerships (LP) is our grant programme which is normally delivered by a partnership made up of regional, national and local organisations with an interest in the area, community groups and members of the community. The programme is based round a portfolio of smaller projects, which together provide long-term social, economic and environmental benefits for rural area.
To apply for a grant, you must identify an area of countryside that has a distinctive landscape character and is recognised and valued by local people. The area of countryside should be no smaller than 20 km2 and no larger than 200 km2.
Successful schemes must be focused in an area of distinctive landscape character, be primarily for public benefit, not private gain, and deliver evenly across all of the following four programme outcomes:
- Conserving or restoring the built and natural features that create the historic landscape character.
- Increasing community participation in local heritage.
- Increasing access to and learning about the landscape area and its heritage.
- Increasing training opportunities in local heritage skills.
We will assess all applications through a two round process. The first-round is competitive and assessed in one UK wide batch. The deadline for first-round applications is 28 February each year and decisions are made in July in a single batch by our Board of Trustees.
If you receive a first-round pass, you will need to develop your scheme further, which is likely to be between 12 to18 months, and then send us your second-round submission document - the Landscape Conservation Action Plan. We will aim to assess your second-round submission within four months of receiving it, and after this assessment period we will take it to the next regional or country committee decision meeting.
We strongly recommend you contact us for advice before making an application. You should complete the pre-application enquiry form and full application online. To do this register and apply.