Things to Note

If you’re a Football Club applying for a Football Foundation grant, you must be the Chair, Secretary or Treasurer of that Club to submit an application and co-sign the required forms. We’ll verify that you hold one of these roles, when you set up an account with us.  

Criteria

We can provide funding for fencing that improves the security or safety of a site. Your reasons for wanting to make these improvements need to be made clear in your application form. We’ll ask you for a marked-up drawing or aerial photograph of the site, indicating the location of your proposed fencing improvements. 

We’ll also ask you to provide a specification and schedule of works that indicates the length (i.e., total metres), height and construction of the proposed fencing, including the size and number of gates. 

Planning permission may be required for your improvement work, so please check with your Local Authority, and ensure it is in place before you apply for funding from us. You’ll need to provide evidence that planning permission has been obtained or written confirmation from the Local Authority that planning permission is not required.

Planning consent is generally required for fencing over 2 metres in height. Further guidance regarding planning permission can be found here.

The statutory fees payable for securing planning permission may be included as a project cost within your grant application. 

We’ll also require written confirmation of the landlord's consent to undertake the proposed works unless you own the facility, or the landlord is included as a joint applicant. 

We’re not able to support any fencing project which would restrict a public right of way. Further guidance can be found here.

Documents Required

To ensure your application is processed, you should include the following documents: 

• You’ll need to demonstrate that you have the required ownership, by either freehold, or uninterruptible leasehold from the date of grant offer for a varying period. If you’re applying for a grant up to £25,000, it will need to be 5 years and for a grant over £25,000 and up to £100,000, it will need to be 10 years.
• Photographs of the existing site, indicating where the fencing will be installed 
• A marked-up drawing or aerial photograph, indicating the proposed fencing location 
• A specification/schedule of works 
• Two like-for-like quotations from experienced suppliers, based on the specification 
• Evidence of partnership funding  
• Evidence of security of tenure 
• Planning approval notice 
• Landlord’s consent to the works