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Introduction

The Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places (SLSP) Access Fund targets investment in our most prized outdoor recreation assets. This includes a maintenance, development and promotion grant to NRW for the Wales Coast Path. We have also provided a formula-based grant to Local Authorities for Rights of Way improvements, and allotment improvements and acquisition.

Wales Coast Path

Grant to Natural Resources Wales for maintenance, improvement and promotion of the Wales Coast Path plus strategic fund for large scale improvements on WCP and National Trails.

Grant recipient 2022-23 allocation
Natural Resources Wales £1,425,000

 

Access Improvement Grant 2022 – 2025

A grant is provided to all Local and National Park Authorities that have public rights of way responsibilities. The grant aims to improve access to the countryside, green space and open access land. The grant is provided via a formula and is weighted according to length of public rights of way, amount of access land and population.

Grant recipient 2022-23 allocation 2023-24 allocation 2024-25 allocation Total allocation
Anglesey CC £56,575 £66,559 £66,559 £189,693
Blaenau Gwent CBC £49,053 £54,055 £54,055 £157,163
Bridgend CBC £55,929 £65,485 £65,485 £186,899
Caerphilly CBC £60,947 £73,826 £73,826 £208,599
Cardiff CBC £60,609 £73,264 £73,264 £207,137
Carmarthenshire CC £79,920 £105,364 £105,364 £290,648
Ceredigion CC £78,695 £103,327 £103,327 £285,349
City and County of Swansea £60,765 £73,523 £73,523 £207,811
Conwy CBC £71,953 £92,121 £92,121 £256,195
Denbighshire £63,732 £78,455 £78,455 £220,642
Flintshire CC £61,170 £74,197 £74,197 £209,564
Gwynedd CC £104,352 £145,976 £145,976 £396,304
Merthyr Tydfil CBC £45,884 £48,788 £48,788 £143,460
Monmouthshire CC £65,128 £80,775 £80,775 £226,678
Neath Port Talbot CBC £58,255 £69,351 £69,351 £196,957
Newport CBC £52,293 £59,441 £59,441 £171,175
Pembrokeshire CC £65,801 £81,894 £81,894 £229,589
Pembrokeshire NPA £52,058 £59,050 £59,050 £170,158
Powys CC £155,332 £230,718 £230,718 £616,768
Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC £63,241 £77,639 £77,639 £218,519
Torfaen CBC £50,776 £56,919 £56,919 £164,614
Vale of Glamorgan CC £53,892 £62,098 £62,098 £178,088
Wrexham CBC £58,917 £70,452 £70,452 £199,821
Brecon Beacons NPA £74,719 £96,719 £96,719 £268,157
Total £1,599,996 £1,999,994 £1,999,994 £5,599,984

 

Allotment Support Grant

The ASG provides funding directly to Local Authorities delivering multiple projects against agreed business plans to help them meet their statutory obligations for allotment provision. Projects can include acquisition of new plots, restoration of plots, biodiversity improvements and access improvements.The figures stated below are initial allocations and subject to agreement of suitable work plans by the Local Authority.

Grant recipient 2022-23 allocation
Anglesey CC £25,613
Blaenau Gwent CBC £25,576
Bridgend CBC £34,224
Caerphilly CBC £38,059
Cardiff CBC £59,641
Carmarthenshire CC £39,601
Ceredigion CC £25,576
City and County of Swansea £46,993
Conwy CBC £31,554
Denbighshire £28,509
Flintshire CC £35,277
Gwynedd CC £32,043
Merthyr Tydfil CBC £23,809
Monmouthshire CC £28,095
Neath Port Talbot CBC £34,111
Newport CBC £35,164
Pembrokeshire CC £32,457
Powys CC £33,434
Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC £45,993
Torfaen CBC £28,133
Vale of Glamorgan CC £33,058
Wrexham CBC £33,133
Total £750,053