Second Homes Fund
Where does the money come from?
West Lancashire Borough Council and Lancashire County
Council make a contribution to the West Lancashire Local Strategic
Partnership related to the amount of council tax collected from
‘second homes’ owned within the borough. The resulting fund is
referred to as the Second Homes Fund.
What is the money used for?
The money is used to directly support the work of the West
Lancashire Local Strategic Partnership.
Second homes funding is allocated to projects that will help
achieve:
- the outcomes of thematic group action plans
- key projects of the Sustainable Community Strategy
- Sustainable Community Strategy and/or LAA
targets/outcomes.
The fund is also available for general expenditure in relation
to the management and effective operation of the LSP, including
meetings of the LSP’s Executive, Forum, Thematic Groups,
Performance Management Group and Funding Management Group.
Decisions about the allocation of funds are made solely by the
West Lancashire LSP Executive Group.
Which projects are eligible?
To be eligible for funding, a project must help deliver the
objectives of our Sustainable Community Strategy and ideally
help support the thematic group action plans, which can be viewed
through the thematic group web pages.
Please read the guidance notes given below for more detailed
criteria on eligibility and also take a look at previously
funded projects for an indication of the type of proposals that
have received funding. Projects do not need to be entirely
funded by the Second Homes Fund.
How much money can I apply for?
There is no limit to the amount of money you can apply for
within the constraints of the annual budget itself. Funds available
for each year are dependent on how much the partnership receives
from second homes council tax contributions and how much money has
been previously committed. The 2009/10 second homes contribution
was £32,115.
How do I apply?
Applications are accepted throughout the year or until all
funding for the year has been allocated. Proposals must be
submitted on a standard proposal form (given below) three weeks
before an Executive meeting in order to be included onto the
agenda.
Forthcoming dates are:
Proposal submission by: 29
October 2010
LSP Executive consideration: 19
November 2010
Proposal submission
by: 17 December 2010
LSP Executive consideration: 21
January 2011
Proposal submission by: 25
February 2011
LSP Executive consideration: 18
March 2011
Proposals need to have the support of one of the LSP thematic groups (or
a member of the Executive group) as these groups have been
established to deliver the priorities of the partnership.
The proposal form and guidance notes are available to download
below. Please return your completed proposal to info@westlancslsp.org.
Wherever possible, we would like an electronic version of your
application. Alternatively, a hard copy can be sent to the address
on our contacts
page.
If you have any queries about a funding proposal, please
contact
us.
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