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CHARNWOOD FOREST LANDSCAPE PARTNERSHIP BID UPDATE. Lesley Eddleston, Senior Landscape Architect Leicestershire County Council. The Landscape Partnership programme.
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CHARNWOOD FORESTLANDSCAPE PARTNERSHIP BID UPDATE Lesley Eddleston, Senior Landscape Architect Leicestershire County Council
The Landscape Partnership programme To apply for a Heritage Lottery Fund Landscape Partnership grant, you must identify an area of countryside that has a distinctive landscape character and is recognised and valued by local people. This area of countryside should be no smaller than 20 km² and usually no larger than 200 km².
Landscape Partnerships • are delivered by a partnership made up of national, regional and local organisations with an interest in the area, community groups and individuals • are based around a portfolio of smaller projects which together provide long termsocial, economic and environmental benefits for a rural area • have an overall budget of £100,000 to £3,000,000 • will run for a time-limited period of up to 5 years
Landscape Partnership outcomes Landscape Partnerships must deliver nine outcomes : Outcomes for heritage • Heritage will be better managed • Heritage will be in better condition • Heritage will be identified/recorded Outcomes for people • People will have developed skills • People will have learnt about heritage • People will have volunteered time Outcomes for communities • Environmental impacts will be reduced • More people and a wider range of people will have engaged with heritage • The local area/community will be a better place to live, work or visit For each of these outcomes there will be a range of projects.
Bid process – Round 1 • Submitted end May 2013 • Assessed in one UK wide batch with decision made by Board of Trustees by October 2013
Bid process – development phase & Round 2 • 18-24 month development period • Need to confirm background evidence on landscape character and value, all scheme costs, programmes, projects, timetable, delivery mechanisms and detailed projects – all in a Landscape Conservation Action Plan • Not competitive - funding is likely to be available to a scheme if it meets the necessary criteria, priorities and any conditions requested following the Round 1 submission • Assessed by East Midlands regional committee within four months of submission
Timescale • February 2012 – Charnwood Forest Regional Park Steering Group approved development of bid • May 2012 – Stakeholder Group meeting • July 2012 – site visits with HLF Grants Officer • July - November 2012 – meetings with stakeholder organisations • November 2012 – Stakeholder Group meeting • December 2012 – formation of outline Partnership Board • December 2012 – April 2013 – development of detailed bid • End May 2013 – deadline for Round 1 application • October 2013 – Round 1 decision • November 2013 - May 2015 – development phase • June 2015 – anticipated Round 2 application submission • October 2015 – anticipated Round 2 decision • October - December 2015 – set up scheme • 2016 Charnwood Forest Landscape Partnership starts