There are currently 55 piers still standing, 16 of which are owned by local authorities (LAs).
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has received 12 applications for seaside piers, six for piers which are owned by LAs. HLF has granted funding for three of those owned by local authorities.
The breakdown of the awards for the three LA owned seaside piers is set out in the table:
Name Grantee Number of projects Value of awards (£) Penarth Pier Penarth Arts and Crafts Ltd./Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council 2 1,151,000 Saltburn by the Sea Pier Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 1 1,208,000 Southport Pier Southport Pier Trust Company Ltd./Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 2 1,734,000