Details of funding provided under the Glastir Woodland Creation 1 scheme.
Details
11 March 2022
Dear
ATISN 16065 - Request for Information.
Thank you for your request which I received on 11 February 2022. You asked for the following information regarding the Glastir Woodland Creation (GWC) scheme:
- The total sum of funds allocated as part of the scheme since it opened, broken down by the sum of funding allocated in each funding window.
- The total sum of the above funding which was awarded to applicants with addresses outside of Wales during this period, broken down by the sum allocated during each funding window. With regards to these applicants, the total sum awarded to each, along with the proposed total area of creation in hectares.
- If funding has not yet been allocated for the current window of the scheme, the total number of Expressions of Interest received, broken down by applicants with addresses in Wales and addresses outside of Wales. If funding has been allocated for the current window, data to be included.
Our response
Please see below for the information you requested regarding the Glastir Woodland Creation (GWC) scheme. Please note we have excluded trusts who operate across the UK (the National Trust and Woodland Trust) from the customers with an address outside of Wales.
Items 1 & 2:
|
Window |
1 - Total Committed (£) |
2 – Total Committed Customer address outside Wales (£) |
|
GWC 1 |
£461,600 |
£90,834 |
|
GWC 2 |
£1,720,891 |
£515,560 |
|
GWC 3 |
£1,325,102 |
£240,974 |
|
GWC 4 |
£1,069,482 |
£33,780 |
|
GWC 5 |
£735,736 |
£10,965 |
|
GWC 6 |
£550,517 |
£54,531 |
|
GWC 7 |
£604,215 |
£21,961 |
|
GWC 8 |
£865,572 |
£32,224 |
|
GWC 9 |
£3,199,435 |
£489,932 |
|
GWC 10 |
£743,161 |
£471,032 |
|
Total |
£11,275,710 |
£1,961,794 |
Item 3:
|
Window |
Budget allocated to Window |
Address in Wales |
Address outside Wales |
|
GWC 9 |
£8,000,000 |
43 |
3 |
|
GWC 10 |
£9,000,000 |
86 |
6 |
|
GWC 11 |
£5,500,000 |
54 |
7 |
|
Total |
£22,500,000 |
183 |
16 |
Next steps
If you are dissatisfied with the Welsh Government’s handling of your request, you can ask for an internal review within 40 working days of the date of this response. Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Welsh Government’s Freedom of Information Officer at:
Information Rights Unit,
Welsh Government,
Cathays Park,
Cardiff,
CF10 3NQ
or Email: Freedom.ofinformation@gov.wales
Please remember to quote the ATISN reference number above.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.
However, please note that the Commissioner will not normally investigate a complaint until it has been through our own internal review process.
Yours sincerely