Cork County Council is encouraging the owners and custodians of historic and protected structures in the county to apply for funding under the 2026 Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Thatched Buildings Stream (HTB), to repair and preserve their properties.
Applicants can receive grants of up to €50,000 for works to repair and conserve their historic properties under the BHIS. Protected structures, proposed protected structures and properties located within Architectural Conservation areas are eligible to apply. The scheme also offers funding of up to €30,000 for vernacular structures, i.e. buildings with distinctive local and regional character. In previous years many different projects, ranging from churches and thatched houses to country houses, town houses and school buildings have been supported under this scheme.
The HTB Stream supports repairs to historic thatched roof buildings. Owners or occupiers of historic thatched structures (domestic or commercial) can apply for 80% of total cost of conservation works, up to a maximum value of €20,000.
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