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Small Grants Scheme and How to Apply

 

Small Grants Scheme

As part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative, a Small Grants Scheme has been created with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

The purpose of the grant is to assist property owners within the designated Banff Town Heritage Initiative Area to conserve, repair or maintain their buildings to a heritage standard, appropriate to the status of the outstanding conservation area.

The types of work which are grant eligible include repair work to roofs, repair or replacement of traditional windows, repairs to lime harling, and repairs or reinstatement of architectural features.  A leaflet detailing the full list of eligible works and more details on the application process can be downloaded below.

Any proposed grant eligible work will require a Planning Application to be submitted.  In addition, many of the properties within the designated area have been classified as Listed Buildings because of their special architectural or historical significance.  In such cases, Listed Building Consent is also required prior to any repair work being carried out.  For more information on how to maintain a Listed Building, or to find out if your own property is Listed, go to the Historic Scotland website. 

Further information specific to Banff can be found in the following leaflet produced by the Banff Preservation and Heritage Society.

Banff Townscape Heritage Initiative Area

Banff is unique in character, not only in Aberdeenshire but in the wider context of Scotland and Europe.  The town has a combination of outstanding features that mark the development of the town and establish its uniqueness on a greater scale.

The designated Banff Town Heritage Initiative Area is in itself unique as it contains excellent examples of buildings and streetscape that are of outstanding historic value.  Each significant stage in historical, cultural and commercial development of Banff is identifiable and contained within the boundary or on the peripheral edge of the area selected for the THI. Use the link below to display a map showing the extent of the designated Banff Town Heritage Initiative Area:

How to Apply

Grant application forms are available from the Town House, Low Street, Banff, or can be downloaded below.

 Funding for the scheme will be available until October 2009.  For further information contact:

Christine Pert

Banff THI Project Manager

Town House
34 Low Street
Banff
AB45 1AY

Tel: 01261 813291