Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund in England
The Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund aims to reduce the environmental impacts of the extraction of aggregates and to deliver benefits to areas subject to these impacts. The extraction of aggregates from the environment (sand, gravel and crushed rock) represents 82 per cent by tonnage of all non-fossil fuel minerals extracted from the land and sea in the UK. The objectives of the Fund support the delivery of Defra’s goals of tackling the causes and consequences of climate change and securing a healthy natural environment.
Defra is responsible for programme management of the ALSF in England including setting its objectives and allocating money to organisations which fund projects to meet those objectives.
Following the consultation on the future priorities for and delivery of the fund (31 January to 29 April 2008), Defra has set the objectives of the fund and allocated funding to delivery partners. Our delivery partners will publicise their funding schemes.
Funding is allocated to projects which meet the objectives of the Fund through nine national delivery partners and eighteen local authorities.
Latest news
- July 2008: government response to the consultation on the future priorities and delivery of the ALSF
- February 2006: summary of achievements 2002-2007
Further information
- Aggregates Levy arrangements for Northern Ireland
- Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund for Scotland
- Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund for Wales
Page last modified: 21 July 2008
Page published: 5 February 2003