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Scottish Crown Estate Net Revenue Allocations 2017-2018 – Report Of Local Authority Expenditure
Report setting out local authority expenditure of net revenue generated from Scottish Crown Estate marine assets out to 12 nautical miles in 2017/18.
Headline
A total £7.2 million net revenue distributed to Local Authorities from Scottish Crown Estate marine assets out to 12 nautical miles, generated in 2017-18 directed at projects delivering coastal community benefit.
Background
This report sets out the first year of local authority spend from net revenue generated from Scottish Crown Estate marine assets out to 12 nautical miles, which was distributed September 2019. The revenues are shared between 26 councils with stretches of coastline and directed at projects delivering coastal community benefit. The second year of spend from revenue generated during 2018-19 by the Scottish Crown Estate marine assets out to 12 nautical miles will be reported 2021.
Scottish Ministers have agreed that annual allocations should be distributed to local areas in arrears following the finalisation of the annual accounts for the Scottish Crown Estate.
As global challenges relating to climate change wellbeing and COVID-19 intensify, to understand at the strategic level how these funds have been used across coastal communities, each project has been assigned one of eight primary objectives across the broad outcomes of local economy, place and environment.
The eight primary objectives are:
Environment:
1. Environmental enhancement
2. Emissions reduction or removal of waste
Local Economy:
3. Jobs
4. Tourism
5. Skills development
6. Diversification projects
Place:
7. Investment for community purpose
8. Climate change adaptation
It is a high level evaluation carried out by the Crown Estate Strategy Unit, within Marine Scotland, and has been reviewed by the relevant local authorities to describe how these funds have been used across Scotland. Some funds are still to be committed and some areas have been allocated below the de minimis threshold of £1,000, meaning that reporting of spend at project level is not required.
Total spend across the primary outcomes is illustrated in Figure 1.
The broad proportion of spend across the primary objectives by each local authority is provided in Table 1, based on the primary objective of each project.
| Environment | Local Economy | Place | Spend to be Committed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental enhancement | Emissions reduction or removal of waste | Jobs | Tourism | Skills development | Diversification projects | Investment for community purpose | Climate change adaptation | De minimis | Spend to be committed | |
| Aberdeen City | 28% | 9% | 25% | 39% | ||||||
| Aberdeenshire | 4% | 80% | 3% | 7% | 6% | |||||
| Angus | 100% | |||||||||
| Argyll and Bute | 6% | 14% | 80% | |||||||
| Dumfries and Galloway | 14% | 27% | 12% | 26% | 21% | |||||
| East Lothian | 1% | 99% | ||||||||
| Edinburgh, City of | 100% | |||||||||
| Eilean Siar | 16% | 23% | 4% | 52% | 4% | |||||
| Falkirk | 100% | |||||||||
| Fife | 75% | 25% | ||||||||
| Highland | 100% | |||||||||
| Inverclyde | 100% | |||||||||
| Moray | 100% | |||||||||
| North Ayrshire | 100% | |||||||||
| Orkney Islands | 13% | 5% | 77% | 4% | 1% | |||||
| Perth and Kinross | 100% | |||||||||
| Scottish Borders | 100% | |||||||||
| Shetland Islands | 100% | |||||||||
| South Ayrshire | 85% | 2% | 1% | 12% | ||||||
| West Lothian | 100% | |||||||||
| Clackmannanshire | 100% | |||||||||
| Dundee City | 100% | |||||||||
| Glasgow City | 100% | |||||||||
| Renfrewshire | 100% | |||||||||
| Stirling | 100% | |||||||||
| West Dunbartonshire | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 8% | 1% | 16% | 8% | 1% | 0.1% | 18% | 15% | 0% | 33% |
Table 2 provides a breakdown of the total spend against each of the primary objectives.
| Total spend towards primary objectives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jobs | £1,176,148 | 16% |
| Environmental enhancement | £588,148 | 8% |
| Emissions reduction or removal of waste | £51,219 | 1% |
| Investment for community purpose | £1,279,354 | 18% |
| Tourism | £572,595 | 8% |
| Skills development | £37,946 | 1% |
| Diversification projects | £10,000 | 0% |
| Climate change adaptation | £1,107,214 | 15% |
| De minimis | £7,000 | 0% |
| Spend to be committed | £2,366,474 | 33% |
Table 3 provides a full list of the projects funded by each Local Authority from Scottish crown estate net revenue allocations 2017-2018.
| Local Authority | Project | General spend | Primary objective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Donside Heritage Trail - Heritage trail, signage, paths etc | £1,500 | Environmental enhancement |
| Aberdeen City | Clean Up Aberdeen - Clean up equipment for use in beach cleans etc. | £2,000 | Emissions reduction or removal of waste |
| Aberdeen City | Footdee Community - Community Garden | £1,500 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeen City | Torry Gardening Group - Community Garden | £1,400 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeen City | Torry Development Group - Coast environmental work, paths etc. | £1,500 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeen City | Torry Development Group - Victoria Road wildlife garden. | £1,500 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeen City | CFine - Plant share scheme in Torry | £500 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeen City | Dolphinwatch - Contribution to Spectra Light show and art work. | £2,500 | Tourism |
| Aberdeen City | Greyhope Bay - Contribution to project | £4,500 | Tourism |
| Aberdeen City | Cove Community Council - Garden and new Welcome to Cove sign | £3,000 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeen City | Torry Gardening Group - Community Garden | £350 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeen City | Torry Battery - Cycle Racks in lower carpark | £590 | Emissions reduction or removal of waste |
| Aberdeen City | Torry Battery - Retractable Barrier for access road to top carpark | £470 | Tourism |
| Aberdeen City | Cove Woodland Trust - Sculpture trail | £2,000 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeen City | Friends of Seaton Park - Drainage works | £3,500 | Environmental enhancement |
| Aberdeen City | Marine Society - Beach Cleans | £90 | Emissions reduction or removal of waste |
| Aberdeen City | Countryside Rangers - St Fitticks Wetland clean up | £3,500 | Environmental enhancement |
| Aberdeenshire | Turning the Plastic Tide | £13,000.00 | Emissions reduction or removal of waste |
| Aberdeenshire | Newburgh Links Car Park | £100,000.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | St. Cyrus National Nature Reserve Car Park | £20,000.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Coastal Paths | £25,000.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Adventure Tourism | £25,000.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Changing Places Toilet at Balmedie Country Park | £8,000.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Fraserburgh Beach Initiatives | £31,050.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Peterhead Town Trail | £10,000.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Stonehaven Boardwalk | £30,000.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | ‘Light the North’ lighthouse trail | £2,498.50 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Coastal Industries Diversification Study | £10,000.00 | Diversification projects |
| Aberdeenshire | New Dinghy | £2,963.70 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeenshire | Picnic Tables & Benches | £3,591.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Repairs, Equipment and Davit | £2,327.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeenshire | Balmedie Leisure Centre - Outdoor Security Improvement Work | £2,800.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeenshire | Balmedie Country Park Football Pitch Improvements | £9,700.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeenshire | Mearns Coastal Heritage Trail | £5,488.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Tolbooth Museum Booklet | £2,550.00 | Tourism |
| Aberdeenshire | Training Dinghies | £3,475.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeenshire | Boat Building | £987.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| Aberdeenshire | Combined with 2018/19 allocation | £19,883.86 | Spend to be committed |
| Angus | Montrose Coastal Erosion project | £80,950.46 | Environmental enhancement |
| Argyll and Bute | Helensburgh Flood Mitigation | £3,493 | Climate change adaptation |
| Argyll and Bute | Tobermory Seawall and Railings Improvement | £72,500 | Climate change adaptation |
| Argyll and Bute | Tobermory Seawall and Railings Improvement | £72,500 | Environmental enhancement |
| Argyll and Bute | Rothesay Pontoons | £151,000 | Investment for community purpose |
| Argyll and Bute | Campbeltown Flood Scheme | £270,000 | Climate change adaptation |
| Argyll and Bute | Helensburgh Flood Mitigation | £296,507 | Climate change adaptation |
| Argyll and Bute | Improve coastal roads and increase flooding resilience | £249,864 | Climate change adaptation |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Palnackie Port Group - Planning and tendering stage for Palnackie Community Public Access Pontoon | £2,733.75 | Investment for community purpose |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Leswalt Community Association - Leswalt Memorial Hall replacement kitchen | £2,000.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Barbour Memorial Hall - Feasability Study - Barbour Memorial Hall Renovation | £2,400.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Portpatrick Community Development Trust - Portpatrick School Garden | £2,308.17 | Investment for community purpose |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Colvend & Southwick Community Council - Colvend Information Centre Railings | £1,063.24 | Investment for community purpose |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Raydale Community Partnership - Raydale Community Sports Hub | £18,750.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Aldouran Wetland Garden - Repairs to the main boardwalk over the wetland at Aldouran Wetland Garden | £6,750.00 | Environmental enhancement |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Eastriggs & Gretna Heritage - People of the past, skills for the future | £36,000.00 | Skills development |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Stranraer Development Trust - Gateway to Galloway Visitor Centre Community Hub | £19,650.00 | Tourism |
| Dumfries and Galloway | The Mull of Galloway Trust - Lighthouse Exhibition | £6,750.00 | Tourism |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Wigtownshire Stuff - Wigtownshire Wheels For All | £9,718.50 | Investment for community purpose |
| Dumfries and Galloway | The Whithorn Trust - Walk the Whithorn Way! | £37,587.45 | Tourism |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Kirkcudbright Development Trust - Kirkcudbright Harbour Stage | £19,311.00 | Tourism |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Annan Play Park Steering Group - Inclusive Play Park and Pump Track | £33,750.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Carsethorn Community Development Group - Carsethorn Sea Defences | £58,237.50 | Climate change adaptation |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Nith Catchment Fishery Trust - Nith Smolt Tracking Project | £37,481.25 | Environmental enhancement |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Kirkmaiden Community Harbour Trust - Drummore Harbour Protection Project | £7,500.00 | Climate change adaptation |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Port William Inshore Rescue Service - PIRSAC Expansion Project - Surveys and Planning | £7,050.17 | Investment for community purpose |
| East Lothian | Improvement to parking surface at popular coastal destination - Yellowcraig | £24,824 | Tourism |
| East Lothian | Improvements and reinstatement works to path network within county | £2,553 | Tourism |
| East Lothian | Purchase of equipment for community litter picks/beach cleans | £539 | Emissions reduction or removal of waste |
| East Lothian | Scottish Seabird Centre - Tourism support grant | £30,000 | Tourism |
| Edinburgh, City of | Improvements to Granton Castle Walled Garden | £5,409 | Investment for community purpose |
| Eilean Siar | Delivery of regional marine planning and Crown Estate asset management | £100,000 | Jobs |
| Eilean Siar | Supporting the development of a Community Partnership Board or other community governance model in each of 12 identified areas | £360,000 | Investment for community purpose |
| Eilean Siar | Supporting athletes with mainland travel costs - Lewis & Harris | £15,000 | Investment for community purpose |
| Eilean Siar | Supporting athletes with mainland travel costs - Uist & Barra) | £7,500 | Investment for community purpose |
| Eilean Siar | Infrastructure works projects - £97,500 has been distributed to each ward for infrastructure works | £297,036 | Jobs |
| Eilean Siar | Infrastructure works projects - £97,500 has been distributed to each ward for infrastructure works | £508,586 | Investment for community purpose |
| Eilean Siar | Community projects - £38,000 per ward | £60,950 | Climate change adaptation |
| Eilean Siar | Community projects - £38,000 per ward | £277,968 | Environmental enhancement |
| Eilean Siar | Community projects - £38,000 per ward | £74,960 | Tourism |
| Falkirk | Supporting local communities through the Covid19 crisis. | £1,442.66 | Jobs |
| Fife | Tayport Harbour Trust - Repairs to the east end slipway in the harbour and to erect fencing around the harbour area. | £10, 000 | Investment for community purpose |
| Fife | Fife Coast and Countryside Trust | £102,500 | Investment for community purpose |
| Fife | TBC - Fife council have received proposals for the remaining funds and will allocate in 2020/21 | £34,159.86 | Spend to be committed |
| Highland | In light of the COVID-19 crisis, the allocation of funding will be directed to economic recovery and community resilience projects with the detail being determined at a local level as appropriate to the area. As a general principle, all projects will address at least one of; economic recovery, community resilience or the impact of the climate and ecological emergency. | £1,292,405.46 | Spend to be committed |
| Inverclyde | Coastal footpaths and marine heritage | £3,476.20 | Investment for community purpose |
| Moray | Installation of Ice Plant at the Fishmarket building in Buckie harbour and extending the chill facility | £102,508.59 | Jobs |
| North Ayrshire | Coastal protection to an area of the sea defences that protect the vital C147 road in Arran. The coastal protection work was completed in the summer of 2020 and cost around £220k, £88k of which was funding allocated from the Crown Estates. | £88,162 | Climate change adaptation |
| Orkney Islands | Events & Festivals | £5,000 | Tourism |
| Orkney Islands | Free Parking | £24,000 | Tourism |
| Orkney Islands | Marine Planning | £14,000 | Environmental enhancement |
| Orkney Islands | Archaeology | £5,000 | Environmental enhancement |
| Orkney Islands | Beach Clean | £35,000 | Emissions reduction or removal of waste |
| Orkney Islands | Public Toilets | £10,000 | Investment for community purpose |
| Orkney Islands | Coastal Core Paths | £35,000 | Environmental enhancement |
| Orkney Islands | Marine Planning Partnership | £50,000 | Environmental enhancement |
| Orkney Islands | Support grants for local businesses affected by COVID | £595,693 | Jobs |
| Perth and Kinross | Moncrieffe Island, Perth city centre - contribution towards project to replace access steps to Moncrieffe Island within the tidal range of the River Tay. | £1,565.81 | Investment for community purpose |
| Scottish Borders | Visit Berwickshire Coast project - Employment of a full time Coastal Communities Development Officer to deliver the Visit Berwickshire Coast Marketing Plan. | £57,312.45 | Tourism |
| Shetland Islands | Funding has not yet been committed - Shetland Islands Council is currently running a pilot grant scheme using the funds from its Crown Estate allocation. The scheme seeks to support the development of communities by investing in infrastructure, community capacity building, and developing community assets and encouraging inclusive growth. The scheme also aims to encourage regeneration of Shetland’s communities by supporting projects that safeguard sustainable economic growth and jobs, promote inclusion and contribute towards poverty reduction. | £1,008,679.18 | Spend to be committed |
| South Ayrshire | Dunure Regeneration - architectural drawings for a proposed new Heritage Centre that will be incorporated within the Dunure Development masterplan | £540.00 | Investment for community purpose |
| South Ayrshire | University of West of Scotland - support for students to develop a range of interactive projects for the Dunure Development Working Group | £1,946.00 | Skills development |
| South Ayrshire | £79,468 has been provided to as support to 6 companies during Covid-19 pandemic - support provided included financial advice/review and grant intervention | £79,468.00 | Jobs |
| South Ayrshire | £11,345.80 remains to be allocated in 2020/21 to companies for Covid-19 support. | £11,345.80 | Spend to be committed |
| West Lothian | De minimis - no report required | £1,000.00 | De minimis |
| Clackmannanshire | De minimis - no report required | £1,000.00 | De minimis |
| Dundee City | De minimis - no report required | £1,000.00 | De minimis |
| Glasgow City | De minimis - no report required | £1,000.00 | De minimis |
| Renfrewshire | De minimis - no report required | £1,000.00 | De minimis |
| Stirling | De minimis - no report required | £1,000.00 | De minimis |
| West Dunbartonshire | De minimis - no report required | £1,000.00 | De minimis |
Contact
Email: Thomas.Hogg@gov.scot
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