Application assessors
All applications will be assessed by the Economic Development and Planning teams with a recommendation made to a panel of relevant officers, internal and external to the Council, to confirm whether the grant application meets outlined outcomes and the objectives of the grant fund investment priorities.
We will also check and inform you if planning permission will be required for the works to go ahead.
If planning permission is required AND your application is agreed, we will notify you and send the relevant application (planning / advertisement consent / Listed Building Consent) at the earliest possible time. The associated planning costs can be rolled into your grant application.
Consents and permissions
In most cases it is unlikely that planning permission or advertisement consent will be required, however, you can check on the Planning Portal. Our planning team will check your improvement plans as part of the initial assessment process. If required, a Planning Officer will provide advice on the need for such permissions and consents, so that these can be addressed before your application goes to the panel.
If the proposed works are to a listed building, then appropriate or like-for-like repairs are also unlikely to require consent. If consent is required, the Conservation Officer will provide advice on the need for such permissions and consents as part of the initial assessment so that these can be addressed before your application goes to the panel.
It is unlikely that many works will require compliance with Building Regulations. However, it is strongly recommended that advice is sought from the Warwickshire Building Control Partnership prior to the submission of a grant application. Your preferred contractor should also be able to advise.
Application prioritisation
This a competitive process and a limited fund so we may not be able to fund all eligible applications for proposed works.
Therefore, applications will be assessed on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Assessment of applications is continuous, until all the money has been awarded, in the order complete applications were received by the panel.
Once the full allocation of funds has been met, the Council will retain a “stand by” list of grant applications that will be considered should any proposed works become unviable, undelivered or if further funds become available.
Once the fund has reached fund allocation, we will notify you that this is the case on the grants website.