Welcome to Lancashire County Council’s Environmental Projects Team web pages. The Projects Team offer funding opportunities, direct project activity and professional advice to community groups and organisations in Lancashire wishing to improve their local environment. Through these pages you will find information about the team and our activities. You can also access a wide range of information to help you to complete your environmental project, from getting advice on planning and implementation to assistance in finding the funding you need to make your plans become a reality.
The Environmental Projects Team focus on Lancashire County Council’s Corporate Objectives of people enjoying a high quality environment and living healthy lives. Ideally placed to assist with a wide variety of environmental projects, the team are part of the Environment Directorate’s Projects and Implementation Group. The group is made up of 3 teams, comprising of planning and regeneration professionals, administrative and technical officers and specialists in the fields of ecology, landscape, forestry and archaeology.
Investing in Lancashire’s Environment Event
On 16th October 2008 the Environmental Projects Team are hosting an event at County Hall, Preston (6.00pm - 8.30pm) to present local businesses with the chance to discover the business benefits of working with the team on a range of exciting community-led projects. The event will focus on how your input can make a real difference in your locality and the promotional opportunities that arise from partnership working with Lancashire County Council.
If you are interested in attending the event or would like more information, please contact Karen Holmes on 01772 533423 or email Karen.holmes@lancashire.gov.uk.
- Download Invitation - PDF Format, 715Kb.
Many of our recent projects and good news stories can be found in Projects News 2008 (PDF Format, 821Kb).
Funding Opportunities
The team administer 3 grant schemes open to community groups and organisations planning environmental projects in Lancashire. For more information please visit our grants pages or click on one of the following links:
Lancashire Small Sites Reclamation Programme
Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund
We have also put together 2 funding guides with information about other grant making organisations that may be able to fund your project.
Community Projects Funding Guide
Making Ground! School Projects Funding Guide
The Lancashire Environmental Fund is a not for profit funding organisation utilising the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme to support environmental projects within Lancashire. The Fund is financed by donations from SITA UK Ltd and Neales Waste Management Ltd together with a contribution from Lancashire County Council. LEF works closely with the Environment Directorate's Environmental Projects Team. This partnership means that they can offer a unique mix of resources to help to deliver projects from initial advice through to funding and project implementation.
For further information about the Lancashire Environmental Fund visit LEF's website or contact Andy Rowett, Fund Manager, on 01772 317249 or email: arowett@lancswt.cix.co.uk.
Professional Advice and Support
As a team we recognise that much environmental activity is initiated and carried out by local people. We provide advice especially in the areas of funding, design, permission, maintenance and implementation to those who are working locally in their own area. We have created 2 informative guides to help schools and community groups to implement their environmental projects.
The team also run a Community Design scheme which was set up to help community groups in Lancashire to plan their projects with the help of a professional designer, commissioned by the County Council.
Direct Project Activity
There are occasions where the most practical and effective way to implement change is for the County Council to take a lead on individual initiatives. We are especially active with small-scale environmental improvements.