Local Authority Treescapes Fund application form round 4
Use the application form and guidance to apply for round 4 of the Local Authority Treescapes Fund.
Applies to England
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LATF application form
You will need to provide the following information to complete the application and submit with your Project Cost Calculator:
- Section 1: Lead applicant and contact details
- Section 2: Evidence of need
- Section 3: Benefits of the planting
- Section 4: Project delivery and natural colonisation
- Section 5: Declarations
- Section 6: Privacy notice
If you have submitted an application, you will receive emails relating to your LATF application from the following email address: LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk. If you are expecting correspondence in relation to a LATF application, please check your junk folder and accept emails from this address. If you receive emails from this address, please reply to it directly.
When to use the biosecure procurement exception form
If you are not purchasing your trees from a commercial supplier, use this form to request an exception from the biosecure procurement requirement.
LATF Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
The Memorandum of Understanding underpins the relationship between the Forestry Commission and the LA as permitted under Section 31 (Local Government Act 2003). This will be sent to the Lead Applicant once Section 31 funding has been approved. The MoU must be signed and submitted to the Forestry Commission in order to receive funding. If you do not sign an MoU, you will not receive funding.
When you have completed this form return it to LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk.
Project Cost Calculator
You must complete the Project Cost Calculator. This is a Microsoft Excel document which asks the applicant for the quantity and unit value of trees (standards, feathers and whips) and other items which support the project. It forms part of the agreement once the Offer of Funding is accepted, for more details see the LATF grant manual. You must set out the costs for each planting year within your LATF Project Cost Calculator. Grant payments will be based on this information.
Instructions for how to complete the Project Cost Calculator are embedded in the worksheet, and can also be found in the ‘LATF additional guidance’.
When you have completed this form return it to LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk.
LATF Claim Forms
Claim forms are available on the Local Authority Treescapes Fund claim form page. The relevant claim form must be submitted to the Forestry Commission: LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk.
The LATF payments process is detailed in the LATF Grant Manual.
Post Planting Report (PPR)
The lead Local Authority must submit a Post Planting Report (PPR). Completion of the PPR is a LATF reporting requirement as set out in the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Applicants must submit the PPR by 31 March following each year of planting.
Also use this form to submit claim 2 and claim 4 (where applicable) to the Forestry Commission for the LATF. Further guidance is provided in the form.
The PPR is available on the Local Authority Treescapes Fund claim form page.
When you have completed this form return it to LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk.
The LATF payments process is detailed in the LATF Grant Manual.
Further information and enquiries
Please forward any queries, and your application to LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk. Please be aware that in future you may receive emails from us from the following email address: forestry@ukemail.icasework.com.
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Last updated 19 April 2024 + show all updates
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Added a note to the grant manual that bids are more likely to be successful if they include a diverse range of planting that delivers good value for money.
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Added a new version of the application form. The application form has a new paragraph in section 4d relating to nursery supplier information.
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Additional guidance document added, updated Project Cost Calculator, updated application form, updated Grant Manual (including new example Post-Planting map for guidance), replaced references from ‘Guidance to Applicants’ to ‘LATF Grant Manual’.
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LATF is supported by our Grants Management System (GMS), an internal tool which supports management of some of our grants. Going forwards applicants will receive emails relating to their LATF application from the following email address: forestry@ukemail.icasework.com. This information has been added to the page.
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