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The HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme provides match funding to support industry operators to improve heavy goods vehicle (HGV) facilities, including:

• HGV parking capacity, including increasing spaces, reconfiguring layout or developing an extension to an existing parking facilities site applicants cannot use funding to purchase land or for planning permission fees
• driver welfare facilities, including toilets, shower facilities, rest areas, truck wash facilities disabled toilets and accessibility facilities are also in scope for this funding
• security for drivers, including lighting systems, CCTV and monitoring equipment, and secure fencing
• decarbonisation, including electric HGV charging infrastructure, alternative fuel installation and solar energy

This guidance explains:

• the amount of funding available for each site under the scheme
• who can apply for the funding
• how to apply for the funding