Board meeting: June 2026
Strategic initiatives development round
#LC Arnside & Silverdale Landscape Connections
Applicant: Morecambe Bay Partnership
Decision: Award development round grant of £1,024,129 (83% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £8,062,151 (89% of total eligible delivery costs)
#LC North East Wales Uplands Connected Landscapes Project
Applicant: Denbighshire County Council (on behalf of Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB)
Decision: Reject
#LC Cornwall Landscape Connections
Applicant: Cornwall Council (on behalf of Cornwall National Landscape)
Decision: Award development round grant of £1,083,470 (70% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £8,059,525 (48% of total eligible delivery costs)
#LC Strangford and Lecale AONB
Applicant: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Decision: Award development round grant of £816,006 (82% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £8,781,145 (81% of total eligible delivery costs)
#LC Shropshire Hills Landscape Connections
Applicant: The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest
Decision: Award development round grant of £993,475 (78% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £8,969,028 (69% of total eligible delivery costs)
Two decisions yet to be announced.
Strategic initiatives delivery round
#LC Resilient Leaders - Connecting Landscapes, Cultivating Futures
Applicant: National Landscapes Association
Decision: Reject
National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million development round
‘A Castle. A Catalyst: unlocking a sustainable new future for Cyfarthfa Castle and Park, Merthyr Tydfil’ as a destination of national significance and an engine of social renewal.
Applicant: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Decision: Reject
National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million delivery round
The Abbey of St Edmund: Reborn
Applicant: The Cathedral Church of Saint James and Saint Edmund, Bury St Edmunds
Decision: Award delivery grant of £7,137,375 (73% of total eligible project costs of £9,833,181)
One decision yet to be announced.
National Lottery Heritage Grants grant increases
Jumbo Water Tower
Applicant: Colchester and North Essex Building Preservation Trust
Decision: Award grant increase of £3,300,000 to make a total grant of £11,300,000 (81%)