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Scottish Crown Estate revenue

Scottish Crown Estate revenue

The revenue generated by our work is paid to the Scottish Government, which then allocates a portion of the funds to Councils across Scotland to support projects in their areas.

Below, organised by council area, you can find details of some of the projects which have benefited from these funds.

Aberdeen City

Aberdeen City Council has supported projects including:

  • the Greyhope Bay project, which aims to build a world-class Dolphin viewing centre at the Torry Battery. It was awarded £9,000 over two years
  • Clean Up Aberdeen, part of Keep Scotland Beautiful's Clean Up Scotland campaign, which organises litter picks and raises awareness of our litter problem nationally. It was awarded £2,500 over two years
  • drainage improvements to Seton Park, organised by Friends of Seton Park, which works in partnership with the Council to ensure the park is a rewarding space for everyone to visit. It was awarded £3,500
  • Cove in Bloom, a community volunteer gardening project which plants and maintains flower beds, planters and does hard landscaping throughout the Cove and Altens area. It was awarded £3,000

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire Council has supported projects including:

Angus

Angus Council has supported projects including:

  • work to make climate change adaptations at Montrose Harbour - it was awarded £109,129.78
  • work to address coastal erosion at Montrose - it was awarded £80,950.46

Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute Council has supported projects including:

Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway Council has supported projects including:

East Lothian

East Lothian Council has supported projects including:

  • tourism support grant to the Scottish Seabird Centre - it was awarded £30,000
  • improvement of the parking surface at Yellowcraig, a popular coastal destination - it was awarded £24,824
  • extra waste collection - it was awarded £35,000
  • traffic management - it was awarded £20,000

City of Edinburgh

City of Edinburgh Council has supported projects including:

Eilean Siar

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has supported projects including:

  • infrastructure works across each of its wards - a total of £805,622 was awarded
  • community projects across each of its wards - a total of £413,878 was awarded
  • Aros an Rubha - regeneration of an old school as a community facility, offices etc - it was awarded £57,667
  • refurbishment of Laxdale Community Hall, and replacement of the building's roof - it was awarded a total of £98,166

Falkirk

Falkirk Council has supported projects including: Support of local communities through the COVID19 crisis. It was awarded £3,387.52 over two years.

Fife

Fife Council has supported projects including:

Highland

Highland Council has supported projects including:

  • allocation of funds to deliver a programme of funding to support community/economic regeneration and sustainable development around coastal areas in Highland - a total of £2,947,146.75 was committed

Inverclyde

Inverclyde Council has supported projects including:

  • coastal footpaths and marine heritage work - it was awarded £3,476.20
  • improvements to the Lunderston Bay Path - it was awarded £3,360.35

Moray

Moray Council has supported projects including:

North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire Council has supported projects including:

Orkney Islands

Orkney Islands Council has supported projects including:

  • support grants for local businesses affected by COVID-19 - a total of £595,693 has been awarded
  • beach cleaning work - it was awarded £35,000
  • contribution towards the upgrading of the Point of Ness campsite - it was awarded £97,075
  • contribution towards redevelopment of Papdale play park - it was awarded £205,707

Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross Council has supported projects including:

Work to replace access steps to Moncrieffe Island within the tidal range of the River Tay. It was awarded £1,565.81.

Scottish Borders

Scottish Borders Council has supported projects including:

  • employment of a full time Coastal Communities Development Officer to deliver the Visit Berwickshire Coast Marketing Plan - a total of £57,312.45 was awarded
  • Eyemouth Harbour Trust to assist with enabling works at the operations and maintenance facility at Eyemouth Harbour - a total of £77,263.25 was awarded

Shetland Islands

Shetland Islands Council has supported projects including:

A pilot grant scheme, which seeks to support the development of communities by investing in infrastructure, community capacity building, and developing community assets and encouraging inclusive growth. A total of £1,008,679.18 will be committed.

South Ayrshire

South Ayrshire Council has supported projects including:

Financial support to companies during the COVID-19 crisis. A total of £79,468.00 has been awarded.