England, North: committee decisions September 2026

England, North: committee decisions September 2026

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Schedule of decisions for The National Lottery Heritage Fund Committee for England, North meeting on 8 September 2026.

Grant increase

St. Michael-in-the-Hamlet: Preserving history, enhancing environment, and creating community in Liverpool 

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael in the Hamlet with St Andrew  

Decision: Reject

Selby Abbey: The Origin Stories

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Selby St Mary

Decision: Award grant increase of £168,280 to make a total grant of £1,188,633 (65%)  

Heritage 2033 and SFF Delivery round applications

Portico Reunited

Applicant: The Portico Library and Newsroom

Decision: Award delivery grant of £6,463,846 (55%)

All Saints for All People

Applicant: Parochial Church Council of All Saints Helmsley

Decision: Award delivery grant of £1,549,191 (83%)  

Kendal Parish Church and Town: a thousand years of shared history

Applicant: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KENDAL HOLY TRINITY

Decision: Award delivery grant of £3,141,032 (74%)

Heritage 2033 Development Round applications

HERITAGE ENTERPRISE The Old Grammar – A Centre for Creativity & Digital Enterprise

Applicant: Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust Ltd

Decision: Reject

HERITAGE ENTERPRISE The Former Norfolk Hotel: Restoring a Landmark of Sunderland’s Footballing and Civic Heritage for Sustainable Community and Economic Renewal

Applicant: Marengo Estates Ltd

Decision: Reject

HERITAGE ENTERPRISE in Bradford’s Little Germany: New Life for A Much Loved Building as a Vital Cultural and Community Space

Applicant: People's Property Portfolio: Bradford Limited

Decision: Award development grant of £228,618 (73%) and a potential delivery grant of £1,921,093 (75%)

HERITAGE ENTERPRISE 2 Haymarket: Bringing a heritage site back into viable use

Applicant: S1: ARTSPACE/PROJECTS

Decision: Reject

Cuerden Valley Park - Learning Under the Leaves

Applicant: Cuerden Valley Park Trust

Decision: Reject

My Voice - A Heritage for All

Applicant: Federation of Jewish Services

Decision: Award a development grant of £705,672 (79%) with the potential delivery grant of £1,167,982 (80%)  

‘Aske 500’ - Sustaining the built and natural heritage of Aughton All Saints church

Applicant: Parochial Church Council of Bubwith with Ellerton and Aughton

Decision: Award a development grant of £43,614 (78%) with the potential delivery grant of £690,923 (91%)  

South Yorkshire's People's Forest

Applicant: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Decision: Award a development gran of £531,045 (80%) with the potential delivery grant of £4,360,802 (69%)

Lead, Levels and Lives: the story of Greenside Mine

Applicant: Lake District National Park Authority

Decision: Award a development grant of £243,857 (87%) with the potential delivery grant of £873,847 (81%)  

Tyne Derwent Way: Building Connections around Gateshead's Riverside Heritage

Applicant: Gateshead Council

Decision: Reject

Reimagining Roman Maryport: Gateway to the Western Frontier

Applicant: Senhouse Museum Trust

Decision: Reject

St Wilfrid’s Vision 450

Applicant: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Wilfrid's Standish

Decision: Award a development grant of £616,297 (86%) with the potential delivery grant of £3,907,522 (86%)

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