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Scotland: Levelling Up case studies

This collection brings together examples from Scotland.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 17 January 2023

The UK government has so far allocated around £937 million to projects in Scotland through investment programmes, including the Levelling Up Fund and Community Ownership Fund.

This investment will:

• help communities save local community assets
• regenerate town centres and high streets
• invest in cultural and heritage assets
• upgrade local transport

Examples from the Levelling Up Fund and Community Ownership Fund:

North East, Central and Tay Cities

• Aberdeenshire’s coastal towns given £20 million culture boost (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• £20 million allocation for Aberdeen city centre
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• Over £19 million to transform Stirling city centre (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• £14.4m for new transport hub in Dundee (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Community hub in Kinloch Rannoch awarded £250,000
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £14.1 million allocation for Westfield Roundabout
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• Almost £125,000 to redevelop Visitor Information Centre in Stirling
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £115,000 for Falkirk Rugby Football and Sports Club
  • 9 February 2023
  • Case study

Edinburgh City Region and South Scotland

• Over £11 million to develop brownfield land in East Lothian (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Fife’s regeneration boosted by £19.4 million investment (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Over £17 million boost for leisure and tourism in Galloway (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Over £16 million to kickstart transformation of Granton's waterfront
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £127,000 funding to support Vogrie Hall
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• Upgrading New Galloway Town Hall with £175,000
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £300,000 to transform Old Town Hall in Whithorn
  • 18 January 2023
  • Case study

Glasgow City Region and Ayrshire

• Over £9 million to bring opportunity to Cumbernauld (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• £19.4 million to transform Greenock (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• £20 million for Kilmarnock’s town centre and heritage assets (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• £38.7 million allocated to improve transport links in Renfrewshire
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• Redeveloping Dumbarton town centre with £19.9 million funding
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £13 million to redevelop Pollok Country Park Stables and Sawmill
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• Langside Sports Club’s £100,000 boost
  • 9 February 2023
  • Case study
• £24 million allocated to B714 road improvements
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study

Highland and Islands

• £26.8 million to upgrade Fair Isle ferry (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Inverness projects supported with almost £20 million levelling up investment
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• Over £200,000 helps people of Inverie take ownership of Old Forge pub
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study

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Published 17 January 2023