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The Council operates a number of conservation grants schemes to help owners of historic buildings to restore or maintain their properties. These offer a percentage contribution towards the cost of certain defined works, and are offered on a discretionary basis.
Historic Grant Schemes operated by Warwick District Council
During this financial year (2008/09), money is available within the following schemes:-
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Warwick Grants Scheme - This fund is available to listed buildings and buildings within the Warwick conservation area.
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Historic Building Grants Scheme - This fund is available to listed buildings and buildings within the conservation areas outside of Warwick and Leamington.Leamington Grants scheme - This money is available to listed buildings and properties within the conservation areas of Leamington.
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Shopfront Grants Scheme- TRhis fund is available to restore and reinstate traditional shopfronts in Conservation Areas in Warwick District.
Would I be eligible for a grant?
If you own a historic property and wish to be considered for a historic building grant, we would ask you firstly to complete the following form and return it to the Council. This form will provide us with sufficient information to determine whether a formal grant application is likely to be successful. The form can be completed in paper form or electonically. Please note that we ask that you provide photographs in support of the information you send us.
Once you have returned your completed form, the Council will respond to you within 12 working days to advise whether it can support a formal grant application. You will then be sent a grant application form.
For further information or advice on any of the grant schemes operating in the District, please call 01926 456508 (please note that this will take you through to our contact centre who are trained to deal with grant enquiries) or email conservation.grants@warwickdc.gov.uk.
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