Parish Plan Award
Summary
We can give both practical and financial support for your community to do a Parish Plan - a project you can do to to improve local services and facilities. We offer awards up to a maximum of £500, plus 20p per person in the parish. Your award must be matched by other grants (e.g. from Norfolk Rural Community Council and your parish council).
How to apply for the award
- Download and print the application form (link under 'Printable forms' below);
- Complete the application form, which asks for:
- details of the parish;
- contact details for correspondence;
- the links between the parish plan steering group and your parish council;
- details of your parish plan, and;
- details of the grant you're asking for (breakdfown of what you intend to spend it on). - Sign and date the declaration;
- Return your completed form to the Community Development Officer at the address at the foot of this page (also included on the form).
Printable forms
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Download the Parish Plan Award application form [PDF, 60 Kb]
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Further information
What is a Parish Plan?
A Parish Plan is a project a community can do to improve local services and facilities. If you haven't already read it, take a look at our Parish Plans page for more information about what it is and ideas for how to do one.
Get advice!
To apply for a Parish Plan Award it is highly advisable that you are in contact with either our Community Development Team (contact details at the foot of the page) or the Development Worker at Norfolk Rural Community Council, to help you develop your ideas before you apply.
How to apply
To apply for our Parish Plan Award you will need to submit a signed, completed application form by post (available to download under 'Printable forms' above). If you have any queries about completing the form please contact us.
Budget & planning your expenditure
An award will not be given for work that has already taken place. So once your ideas are agreed, you will need to develop a budget and programme of activities.
Next, think about applying for the funding you need for your budget. Once your funding is approved you can make a start on the activities to produce your Parish Plan.
How much is available?
The maximum Parish Plan Award you can apply for from us is a base amount of £500 plus 20p per person in your parish.
An example for a village with a population of 1,500
| Award | Amount (£) |
|---|---|
|
Base amount |
500 |
|
20p per person (x 1,500) |
300 |
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Total maximum award |
800 |
Funding from other sources (match funding)
Match funding from other grants must be of equal or greater value than the amount you are applying to us for.
Example of funding for a Parish Plan with a budget of £1,800
| Grant source | Amount (£) |
|---|---|
|
Parish Plan Award (South Norfolk Council) |
800 |
|
Norfolk Rural Community Council Grant (from Rural Projects Fund) |
800 |
|
Parish council contribution |
200 |
|
Total funding |
1,800 |
From the example above you can see that the match funding grants from the Norfolk Rural Community Council (£800) and the parish council (£200) come to a total (£1,000) which is greater than our Parish Plan Award.
For more help with match funding please contact us.
Related pages on this website
Contact us
| contact officer/team: | Community Development Officer |
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| web: | online enquiry form |
| email: | comdev@s-norfolk.gov.uk |
| telephone: | 01508 533933 |
| minicom/textphone: | 01508 533622 |
| address: | South Norfolk Council South Norfolk House Swan Lane Long Stratton Norwich NR15 2XE |
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