Glastir woodland creation grants are now available through Forestry Commission Wales. These will not form part of the BWW scheme but FCW will deliver them on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government until 1st January 2013
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Customer Reference Number (CRN)
Grants are available to all landowners in Wales. However you will need to contact the Welsh Assembly Government's (WAG) Rural Pyaments Division to get a Customer Reference Number (CRN) and to register the land before applying for the grants. This is because our grants are partly funded by the European Union through the 2007-2013 Rural Development Plan for Wales and will be subject to some new rules. One of these is that all beneficiaries of grants, funded through the Rural Development Plan in Wales, must have a unique Customer Reference Number (CRN.) Each CRN will be linked to a set of payee details to which all grant payments will be directed.
If you do not have a CRN you will need to register for one before we are able to approve your grant scheme. To register, you will need to contact your local Welsh Assembly Divisional Office and request a copy of the relevant forms. Please inform WAG that you are a forestry customer. The Forestry Commission cannot undertake registration on your behalf.
If you are a farmer receiving the single farm payment or if you take part in an agri-environment scheme, such as Tir Gofal, you will already have a CRN. (The number starts with the letter A and is followed by seven digits: e.g. A0044267).
