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LATF application form

You need to provide the following information to complete the application, and submit it with your Project Cost Calculator:

• Section 1: Lead applicant and contact details
• Section 2: Evidence of need
• Section 3: Benefits of the planting
• Section 4: Project delivery and natural colonisation
• Section 5: Declarations
• Section 6: Privacy notice

Send the completed forms to LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk.

When to use the biosecure procurement exception form

If you are not purchasing your trees from a commercial supplier, use this form to request an exception from the biosecure procurement requirement.

LATF Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

The Memorandum of Understanding underpins the relationship between the Forestry Commission and the Local Authority (LA) as permitted under Section 31 (Local Government Act 2003). This will be sent to the lead applicant once Section 31 funding has been approved.The MoU must be signed and submitted to the Forestry Commission in order to receive funding.

If you do not sign an MoU, you will not receive funding.

Project Cost Calculator

You must complete the Project Cost Calculator. This is a Microsoft Excel document which asks for the quantity and unit value of trees (standards, feathers and whips) and other items that support the project. It forms part of the agreement once the offer of funding is accepted. For more details see the LATF grant manual.

You must set out the costs for each planting year within your LATF Project Cost Calculator. Grant payments will be based on this information.

Instructions for how to complete the Project Cost Calculator are embedded in the worksheet, and can also be found in the LATF additional guidance.

LATF claim forms

Claim forms are available at Local Authority Treescapes Fund claim form. Send the relevant claim form to: LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk.

The LATF payments process is detailed in the LATF grant manual.

Post Planting Report (PPR)

The lead Local Authority must submit a Post Planting Report (PPR). Completion of the PPR is a LATF reporting requirement as set out in the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). You must submit the PPR by 31 March following each year of planting.

You should also use this form to submit claim 2 and claim 4 (where applicable) to the Forestry Commission for the LATF. Further guidance is provided in the form.

The PPR is available on the Local Authority Treescapes Fund claim form page.

The LATF payments process is detailed in the LATF grant manual.

Further information and enquiries

Please forward any queries, and your application to LATF@forestrycommission.gov.uk.

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