How much financial support is available?
The minimum grant is £100 and the normal maximum grant is £3,000 per building in any two-year period.
Grade I or II* listed buildings
These buildings may be eligible for an English Heritage grant (the usual rate is 40%). The Authority will only grant-aid these properties in exceptional circumstances, as follows:
- If the building receives a grant from English Heritage and the building has little or no economic value (for example: churches, non-inhabitable buildings), the Authority will consider supplementing the English Heritage grant up to a combined maximum percentage of 50%, or up to the Authority's normal grant ceiling (of £3,000) whichever is lower.
- If the building is refused a grant from English Heritage as it is judged not to be of sufficient architectural merit the Authority will consider offering a grant of up to £3,000.
Grade II listed buildings
We can offer grants of between £100 and £3,000 for Grade II listed buildings.
Listed Buildings at Risk
If a Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II listed building is eligible for an Authority grant and is on the Buildings at Risk register a grant of up to £6,000 can be offered. In exceptional circumstances grants of up to £12,000 can be offered for non-economic buildings of exceptional historic or architectural importance on the register (whose value after repair would not recoup the costs involved).
Unlisted buildings in Conservation Areas
We will only consider grants for unlisted buildings of special historic or architectural importance, and can offer grants of between £100 and £2,000. Only elevations clearly visible from roads or public rights of way can be grant aided.What are the levels of grant?
Authority grants are calculated using the following percentages, which reflect the relative costs of the different items:
| Type of work | % funded |
|---|---|
| Stone slate roofing and Westmoreland slate roofing | 25% |
| Lead sheet roofing and leadwork | 25% |
| Blue slate and reused Staffordshire blue tile roofing | 10% |
| Torching for roofs (instead of felt) | 5% |
| Walling and other stonework repairs including chimney stacks | 25% |
| Pointing (lime putty mortar only) and traditional renders | 10% |
| Window replacement (traditional patterns only) | 20% |
| Window repair (traditional patterns only) | 40% |
| Doors (traditional panel or plank doors only) | 20% |
| Cast iron or timber rainwater goods | 15% |
| Repair or replacement of stone boundary walls and railings, including gates | 25% |
We may consider doubling the above percentages up to 50% of the cost of the works in the following circumstances:
- financial hardship (the applicant will need to prove that a higher level of grant is warranted)
- non-economic buildings
- work involving restoration (where the items being renewed are in good condition)
- reinstatement of missing features or removal of disfiguring features.
Applicants who are carrying out the repairs themselves are normally only eligible for grant on the cost of materials.
Where VAT is chargeable and cannot be recovered by the applicant it can be added to the eligible costs of the work.
What kind of work is eligible?
Is my building eligible for a grant?
