The West Lothian Town Centre Capital Fund 2022-23 is being delivered as part of the Place Based Investment Programme which provides local government with a share of £140M over 5 years to support and advance place-based capital investment and build on the strong partnership currently existing through the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF).
Projects must have been supported by or identified by their local community, as well as be ready to implement. The grant was for capital expenditure, and it is expected that expenditure will be met, or at least work or contracts signed or commenced, by 31 March 2023.
In April 2022 the final allocation was confirmed by the Scottish Government as £1,132,000 for 2022/23, resulting in a further £66,000 being available for both Community Wealth Building and Town Centre Capital Projects.
The funding was made available along similar lines to the earlier West Lothian Town Centre Capital Funds in 2019-20 and 2020-21. As such the grant was made available to each community with 1,000 people or more, 50% of funding based on the number of towns (i.e. an equal split) and 50% based on the scale of population. The allocation to the 23 communities is set out below. At the Council Executive on 21 June 2022 (opens new window) an approach was agreed to allocate the additional £66,000.
Town
Original Allocation
Updated Allocation based
on Additional £66k
Additional amount available
to the Town
Livingston
£93,908.00
£114,418.32
£20,510.32
Bathgate
£46,260.00
£55,124.20
£8,864.20
Linlithgow
£31,336.00
£36,550.86
£5,214.86
Armadale
£28,500.00
£33,024.66
£4,524.66
Whitburn
£28,170.00
£32,610.94
£4,440.94
Broxburn
£26,884.00
£31,011.61
£4,127.61
Uphall
£17,214.00
£18,977.34
£1,763.34
Blackburn
£18,889.00
£21,061.26
£2,172.26
East Calder
£18,824.00
£20,980.81
£2,156.81
Fauldhouse
£17,394.00
£19,201.43
£1,807.43
Winchburgh
£15,784.00
£17,197.96
£1,413.96
Mid Calder
£15,158.00
£16,418.40
£1,260.40
West Calder
£14,851.00
£16,037.24
£1,186.24
Kirknewton
£13,999.00
£14,976.13
£977.13
Polbeth
£13,542.00
£14,407.26
£865.26
Blackridge
£13,192.00
£13,972.47
£780.47
Addiebrownhill
£13,064.00
£13,813.50
£749.50
Stoneyburn
£13,051.00
£13,796.26
£745.26
Pumpherston
£12,566.00
£13,192.92
£626.92
East Whitburn
£12,069.00
£12,574.25
£505.25
Seafield
£12,053.00
£12,555.10
£502.10
Uphall Station
£11,651.00
£12,055.19
£404.19
Greenrigg
£11,641.00
£12,041.78
£400.78
TOTAL
£500,000
£566,000
£66,000
Additional Breakdown for Livingston
Town
Original Allocation
Updated Allocation based
on Additional £66k
Additional amount available
to the Town
Livingston Eliburn
£14,144.00
£17,233.26
£3,089.26
Livingston Craigshill
£12,156.00
£14,811.24
£2,655.24
Livingston Dedridge
£11,727.00
£14,288.64
£2,561.64
Livingston Murieston/ Bankton
£9,155.00
£11,155.13
£2,000.13
Livingston Carmondean
£8,905.00
£10,850.80
£1,945.80
Livingston Ladywell
£8,654.00
£10,544.38
£1,890.38
Livingston Deans
£7,293.00
£8,886.33
£1,593.33
Livingston Knightsridge
£6,796.00
£8,279.77
£1,483.77
Livingston Howden
£6,010.00
£7,322.72
£1,312.72
Livingston Village / Kirkton
£5,095.00
£6,208.25
£1,113.25
Livingston Bellsquarry / Adambrae
£3,973.00
£4,837.73
£864.73
TOTAL
£93,908.00
£113,418.25
£20,510.25
Applications received before the deadline have been taken to all Local Area Committees (LAC's) to agree their allocation of the funding, based on the original funding allocation of £500,000.
CAR22-03 - Dechmont Law Park Paths Renovation - Carmondean and Deans Community Council - £8,905
Deans
DEA22-01 - Wi-Fi Project - Livingston Station Community Centre Management Committee - £6,000
DEA22-03 - Dechmont Law Park Paths Renovation - Carmondean and Deans Community Council - £1,293
Eliburn
ELI22-01 - Improved Disabled Access - Eliburn Community Council - £2,444
ELI22-02 - Additional Footpath Lighting - Eliburn Community Council - £6,000
ELI22-03 - Additional seating at Peel Park - Eliburn Community Council - £2,700
ELI22-04 - Wi-Fi Project - Newyearfield Farm Community Centre Management Committee - £3,000
Knightsridge
KNI22-01 - Wi-Fi Project - Mosswood Community Centre Management Committee - £4,500
KNI22-02 - Community Litter Picking Equipment - West Lothian Litter Pickers - £2,296
Livingston Village / Kirkton
LIV22-01N - Historic Conservation Village Information Project & Park Enhancement and Litter Reduction Project - Livingston Village Community Council - £3,312
DED22-03 - Ivanhoe Hand Rail - West Lothian Council - £6,000
Howden
HOW22-01 - Community Digital Learning Hub - Howden Community Council - £6,010
Ladywell
LAD22-01 - Soundproofing of Main Hall - Forestbank Community Centre Management Committee - £8,313.88
LAD22-02 - Community Litter Picking Equipment - West Lothian Litter Pickers - £340.12
Livingston Village / Kirkton
LIV22-01S - Historic Conservation Village Information Project & Park Enhancement and Litter Reduction Project - Livingston Village Community Council - £1,783
Murieston
MUR22-01 - Community Garden Phase 2 (Sensory Garden & Storage Facilities) - Murieston Community Council - £9,155
EWH22-01 - Phone Box Library - East Whitburn Community Education Centre Management Committee - £5,690
EWH22-02 - Redmill Park Shelter - East Whitburn Community Education Centre Management Committee - £5,846.80
Greenrigg
GRE22-01 - Children's Safety, Residents Outlook and Greenrigg Community Hub - Greenrigg community Council - £11,640
Seafield
SEA22-01 - Traffic Island Stones - Seafield Community Council - £5,570
SEA22-02 - Seafield Law Telescope - Seafield Community Council - £6,482
Whitburn
WHI22-01 - Whitburn 7s and Facilities Upgrades - Whitburn FCA / Whitburn Community Sports Club - £28,000
It was proposed that rather than open up a new application process for the additional funding, that the following step by step approach is taken by Regeneration Officers and reported, for allocation by Local Area Committee at the next round of meetings due to take place in August and September:
Where there are projects that the Local Area Committee was keen to support but could not support in full, or at all, due to a lack of available funding, the additional resources should be considered to increase the allocation to those agreed projects.
Where the Local Area Committee has agreed projects that were allocated the full amount requested, officers will discuss with applicants as to where eligible additional works could be included and agreed what these might be. This would also apply where an application was approved on estimated costs but the actual cost of delivery is higher. The additional cost could be funding through the allocation.
Where applicants are unable to identify additional works Regeneration officers will discuss with local community groups, partners and council services where there may be new projects/works that can be considered by the Local Area Committee. Officers will work with organisation to develop the proposals for the Local Area Committee to consider funding.