National Highways Lorry Parking Facilities Improvements Scheme

About this opportunity

National Highways is promoting a grant of up to £20 million to improve lorry parking facilities used by heavy goods vehicle drivers who rely upon good quality, safe and secure rest areas (the “Scheme”). The Scheme is part of the National Highways Customer and Communities Designated Fund. Lorry parking facility operators with sites located on, or within a 5 km radius of, the strategic road network in England can apply for a grant to improve their facility providing it offers benefits to professional drivers. Applicants must provide match-funding of at least 50% of the cost of the projects for which a grant is sought. National Highways will award a grant of up to 50% of the capital cost of an improvement project. The funding ratio will be confirmed in each grant agreement. In your application you must be able to demonstrate that the improvement project will be completed by 31 March 2031. Grant opportunities are to support improving facilities and increasing the number of HGV parking spaces at existing sites which include a lorry park. The cost of resourcing and staffing future improvements is not included in the grant issued to a facility. Neither are normal running costs, general business overheads and direct or agency/contractor labour costs. For example, a grant can be used to fund construction and refurbishment works, security equipment and installation, engineering and architecture and design, and fixtures and fittings. The improvement project must not seek retrospective funding or funding for work that would be undertaken in any event should the grant not be issued.