Vacant and Derelict Land Fund (VDLF) Allocations to Scottish Local Authorities and Site-Level Funding: FOI release

Information requested

1. A breakdown of Vacant and Derelict Land Fund (VDLF) allocations to all Scottish local authorities from 2018 to the present. Please include:

• Local authority name
• Financial year
• Amount awarded

2. For each local authority, a list of the specific sites that received VDLF funding, including:

• Site name and location
• Project title or description
• Year(s) of funding
• Total funding allocated per site
• Purpose of the project (e.g., site investigation, remediation, redevelopment)

3. Any relevant national summaries or databases that show how VDLF has been distributed geographically or by project type.

Response

A response to your request for a breakdown of VDLF allocations to all Scottish Local Authorities from 2018 including Local Authority name, financial year, and amount awarded, can be found at Annex A below, noting that the 2025/26 allocations have not yet been approved by Scottish Government Ministers.

The data relating to specific sites of each local authority that received VDLF funding can be found in the attached document.

I can confirm that there are no national summaries or databases that show how VDLF has been distributed geographically or by project type.

You requested a breakdown of projects and expenditure for the Vacant and Derelict Land Fund (VDLF). This has been provided under FOISA.

ANNEX A

VDLF Allocations	Fife	Glasgow City	North Ayrshire	North Lanarkshire	South Ayrshire	TOTAL
2018-19	£1,486,000	£2,952,090	£1,709,000	£2,396,000	£901,000	£9,444,090
2019-20	£1,772,000	£3,528,000	£2,141,000	£2,886,000	£1,120,000	£11,447,000
2020-21	£1,313,000	£2,316,000	£1,323,000	£1,956,000	£697,000	£7,605,000
2021-22	£1,451,000	£2,316,000	£1,320,000	£1,938,000	£737,000	£7,762,000
2022-23	£1,451,000	£2,159,000	£1,320,000	£1,938,000	£737,000	£7,605,000
2023-24	£1,621,000	£1,950,000	£1,506,000	£1,841,000	£687,000	£7,605,000
2024-25	£1,111,000	£1,810,920	£963,000	£1,231,000	£425,000	£5,540,920
TOTAL	£10,205,000	£17,032,010	£10,282,000	£14,186,000	£5,304,000	£57,009,010

To Note:

2021-22 - Glasgow City £2,316,000 = Allocation of £2,159,000 + £157,000 reallocated from 2018/19

2024-25 - Glasgow City £1,810,920 = Allocation of £1,270,000 + £540,920 reallocated from 2023/24

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FOI 202500480746 - Information released - Annex B

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