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Woodland Creation Planning Grant

The Woodland Creation Planning Grant is a grant of £1,500 to £30,500 for landowners, land managers and public bodies (other than Forestry England) to design new woodland of 5 hectares or more in England. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Forestry Commission · funded by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Checked against the official page (gov.uk) on 5 Oct 2026.

The Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) offers funding of up to £30,500 for the production of a UKFS-compliant woodland creation design plan.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Not confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Listed on Find a grant until 2030-03-31

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How much

£1,500 to £30,500

Whole fund: £708,607, shared between applicants

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Landowners, land managers and public bodies (other than Forestry England) can apply to support the design of new woodland in England, with a minimum of 5 hectares or more in total size.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Not stated

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How to apply

Complete the application form and return it by email to WCPG@forestrycommission.gov.uk. You must have a signed agreement in place before you start work.

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Where it is open: England-wide

England

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across England, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

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