Form

Local Authority Treescape Fund Claim Form

Use these forms to submit a claim to the Forestry Commission for the Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF).

Applies to England

Documents

LATF claim form (claim 1 and claim 3)

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LATF post planting report and claim (LATF claim 2 and claim 4)

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LATF maintenance claim form

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Claims declaration form (non-RDPE)

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Details

Read about the LATF payments process in the Local Authority Treescapes Fund grant manual.

You must submit your claim during the submission period, read more about when you can apply.

Submit a LATF claim using these forms:

  • LATF claim form (LATF claim 1 and claim 3)
  • LATF post-planting report and claim (LATF claim 2 and claim 4)
  • LATF maintenance claim form (made annually for 3 years following each year of planting)

You must include a signed non-RDPE claims declaration form with your claim.

When you have completed the appropriate forms, please send these to LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk.

Claims deadlines 2024-25 

Round 4 deadlines

Pre-planting claim 1 should be submitted upon receipt of a formal LATF Offer of Funding and must be submitted before midnight on 31 March 2025. 

Post-planting claim 2 must be submitted once year 1 planting is complete and before midnight on 31 March 2025.

Round 3 year 2 planting deadlines

Pre-planting claim 3 should be submitted after 1 April 2024 and must be submitted before midnight on 31 March 2025. 

Post-planting claim 4

Post-planting claim 4 must be submitted before midnight on 31 March 2025. 

Maintenance claims

Maintenance claims (rounds 1-3) must be submitted before midnight on 31 March 2025.

Round 1 final maintenance claims

Round 1 final maintenance claims (for year 1 trees) must be submitted by 1 October 2024. Please request a Beat-Up Survey form from LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk to accompany this claim. 

Claims due in 2024-25 will not be paid if they are submitted after 31 March 2025.

Published 26 May 2021
Last updated 8 May 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added further information regarding claims deadlines 2024-25 and added a new maintenance claim form.

  2. Added updated version of the guidance, and 2 new forms: Claims declaration form (non-RDPE) and LATF maintenance claim form.

  3. Updated for new application round.

  4. Local Authority Treescapes Fund round 3 is now open.

  5. Page updated to reflect that the claims form is currently being revised. An updated form will be uploaded to the page in January 2022.

  6. First published.