Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East Council

Flexible Workspace Grant Programme

Flexible Workspace Grant Programme

About the Grant


This scheme aims to incentivise and encourage investment in enterprise and employment site development projects in our town centres by offering grants to landlords/leaseholders to refurbish vacant or under-utilised property into flexible co-working spaces.

The grant scheme is offering grants from £25,000 up to £100,000. Grant recipients must therefore make at least a £75,000 contribution toward total costs to be able to receive a grant of £25,000 or at least £300,000 to be able to receive a grant of £100,000.



Eligibility

  • Only businesses (primarily landlords, long leaseholders, landowners) with ownership of a commercial property based in an urban centre within the Cheshire East Council boundary can apply for a grant. 
  • The applicant must be the liable party for paying business rates to Cheshire East Council (if rates are payable).
  • Businesses must apply to the Council via an online application form to be considered for a grant payment.
  • Businesses must hold a business bank account.


Refer to the scheme policy (PDF, 203KB) for full details of the Flexible Workspace Grant.

If the property is leasehold, then you will need to upload a property owner consent form (PDF, 129KB) with your application



How to apply - Follow these steps:

Get Prepared


If you would like to have a chat with one of our support team to check your eligibility or to discuss your requirements, prior to starting an application, we may be contacted via the contact box below.


To support you with the preparation of your grant application, we have prepared  documents for you to download below.


  1. List of the key questions that you will need to answer on the online application site.

Review and finalise

Our team can support you with reviewing your proposal and advise you, prior to you submitting an application.


Contact our team to arrange a consultation or a site visit.


See below to contact us.


Submit formal application

All applications must be made via the official 'grant approval' site via the button below. This external site will open in a new window.


You may login with your existing details if you used the grant approval site in the past, or register for a new account to access the applications.


Once registered, you will be able to search for the scheme and submit your application.

Need help with your application?

If you have any questions about the grant scheme, need help with preparing your application, or to arrange a site visit, please contact the grant support team.

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