First Application Deadline for Transwaste £200,000-a-year Jameson Road Community Benefit Fund Approaches
The first application deadline for the Jameson Road Community Benefit Fund, designed to deliver lasting financial and social benefits to communities near the Jameson Road landfill site in Fleetwood is on the 28 January, with funding decisions announced by the end of March 2026. A second round will close on 8 July, with decisions expected by mid-September.
Projects must be located within 2.5 miles of the Jameson Road landfill site, with priority given to applications from within 1.5 miles. An eligibility map is available on GrantScape’s website to help groups determine whether their project qualifies.
Funding can be used for a wide range of community assets, including village halls, community centres, public playgrounds, sports fields, cycle paths, nature reserves, village greens and country parks. These improvements not only enhance local facilities but also generate wider economic value by supporting volunteering, recreation, wellbeing and community cohesion.
Eligible applicants include voluntary and community organisations, sports clubs, charities, parish and town councils, local authorities, social enterprises and Community Interest Companies.
Importantly, Transwaste has taken the unusual step of waiving the usual Contributing Third Party (CTP) administration fee, which is typically deducted from grants to cover landfill operator costs. By removing this 11.5% charge, Transwaste is ensuring that 100% of each grant goes directly to community projects, maximising the financial benefit for local groups.
The Jameson Road Community Benefit Fund represents a long-term commitment by Transwaste to reinvest locally, empower community groups and help deliver meaningful, visible improvements for residents across the area.
Further information can be found at https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/transwaste-community-fund/
Background:
- Landfill Tax Credit is a scheme for distribution of funds generated from Landfill Tax in the UK
- It was established by the Landfill Tax Regulations in 1996
- It is designed to help mitigate the effects of landfill upon local communities
- It allows Landfill Operators (LOs) to contribute funds (5.3%) to community and environmental projects
- The scheme helps enhance the provision of amenities and protect the environment in the localities of landfill activity
- All recipients of funding are not-for-profit organisations.
- The scheme must delivered by independent Distributive Environmental Body – in this case, GrantScape (not Transwaste)
- GrantScape is a Distributive Environmental Body (DEB) registered with Entrust – the national regulator, and a charity with over 25 years’ experience managing LCF programmes across UK
- GrantScape also administers the Walney Extension Community Fund – already investing within Fleetwood area
- Most schemes ask for 11.5% donation to the Landfill Operator to cover costs – referred to as a Contributing Third Party or CTP
- Transwaste has agreed to waive CTP so that the applicants benefit from the full amount of the fund.
