Funding Schemes
Weller Designs Ltd has all the experience required to advise on the use of soil importation to raise revenue to contribute to the funding of a golf course development.
This approach has come about in response to a decision by the Government and Environment Agency to prevent the wasteful and unsustainable disposal at landfill sites of reusable subsoil and topsoil generated by excavations from buildings, roads and landscape works. The Environment Agency created a permitting regime whereby soils and subsoils could be used on ‘engineered schemes’ without being subject to landfill tax. Golf Course projects that require soils for construction purposes are ideal facilities for the use of this regime.
Obtaining a permit for bringing in soil for golf course construction is a complex process involving both the planning authority and Environment Agency. However, once achieved there is an opportunity to considerably offset or cover the cost of the development by commanding a royalty for allowing soil hauliers to deposit their soil at an approved site.
Sherwood Forest Golf Club is an example of this.
Weller Designs Ltd has all the experience required to advise on the use of soil importation to raise revenue to contribute to the funding of a golf course development.
This approach has come about in response to a decision by the Government and Environment Agency to transform the wasteful and unsustainable disposal at landfill sites of reusable subsoil and topsoil generated by excavations from buildings, roads and landscape works. The Environment Agency created a permitting regime whereby soil re-used at certain ‘engineered schemes’ including leisure, sports and park restoration would not be subject to landfill tax.
Soil is a vulnerable and, essentially, non-renewable resource and it is vital that any construction project investigates all possible approaches to protect the soil resources with which they work. Weller Designs is committed to working towards integrating and promoting, where possible, new approaches to more sustainable golf.
Grants and match funding
Public bodies like Sport England, London Marathon Charitable Trust, Entrust, The Football Association, British Cycling and local councils are keen to fund or match-fund local sports and leisure projects that meet certain criteria.
Grant applications require specialist skills and Weller Golf has successfully accessed funding for over 130 projects that might otherwise not have been viable or that have been more ambitious than originally imagined.
Obtaining a permit for bringing in soil for golf course construction is a complex process involving both the planning authority and Environment Agency. However, once achieved there is an opportunity to considerably offset or cover the cost of sports- and leisure-based schemes by commanding a royalty for allowing soil hauliers to deposit their soil at an approved site.
Using recovered soil to fund sports and leisure projects
Weller Designs has experience accessing funding through soil recovery; soil is a non-renewable resource and the UK Government and Environment Agency are keen that it does not end up in landfill.
Soil can be taken out of construction sites and used in sports- and leisure-based schemes, offsetting or covering the costs by commanding a royalty for allowing soil hauliers to deposit their soil at an approved site.
This royalty varies from project to project and each scheme has its own planning and Environment Agency requirements.
Sherwood Forest Golf Club is an example of this.
