Place Based Investment Programme Funding Allocations 2025/26
Argyll and Bute Council · 21 August 2025
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 21 AUGUST 2025 PLACE BASED INVESTMENT PROGRAMME FUNDING ALLOCATIONS 2025/26 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Place Based Investment Programme (PBIP) Offer of Grant from Scottish Government was received on 25 June 2025. The Offer of Grant has confirmed partial release of funding which has resulted in a reduction from £496,000 to £388,368 with the remaining £107,632 subject to the Scottish budget position later in the year. 1.2 This will have implications for the delivery of projects previously agreed by Policy and Resources Committee in May 2025 based on the full PBIP budget. As such, members are asked to approve a reduced PBIP programme with remaining projects to be delivered later in the financial year following confirmation of a second tranche of funding later this year. 2.0 RECOMMENDATION 2.1 It is recommended that Policy and Resources Committee agree to the reprioritisation of projects set out in Table 1, paragraph 3.2 following Scottish Government notification that this funding will now be received in 2 tranches. 3.0 DETAIL 3.1 The PBIP Offer of Grant from Scottish Government was received on 25th June 2025. The Offer of Grant has confirmed partial release of funding which has resulted in a reduction from £496,000 to £388,368 with the remaining £107,632 subject to the Scottish budget position later in the year. 3.2 At Policy and Resources Committee on 8th May 2025, the following projects were allocated PBIP funding;
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Table 1: PBIP Projects Approved May 2025 3.3 Due to the reduction in available funding, is it proposed that both the Shopfront / business support and Rockfield Centre, Oban projects are put on hold until the second tranche of PBIP funding is confirmed later in the financial year. Should additional funding not become available, members are asked to approve the reallocation of the remaining £8,368 of PBIP funding to the Albert Pier Project to cover design costs. 3.4 An update will be provided to Members later in the financial year. 4.0 CONCLUSION 4.1 The Council continue to work across services and with a number of key stakeholders to support the delivery of infrastructure projects supported by PBIP funding. 5.0 IMPLICATIONS 5.1 Policy: There is a need to comply with the Scottish Government guidance as outlined in the report. The expectation is that Local Authorities would use the funding for additional expenditure that specifically benefits coastal communities, with individual authorities making decisions on funding of projects to benefit coastal communities and being transparent and accountable to their communities and other for expenditure. 5.2 Financial: The Scottish Government expect that any funds will be committed and spent as quickly as possible. 5.3 Legal: The Transformational Projects and Regeneration Team will ensure that Project May 2025 Allocation Revised Tranche 1 Revised Tranche 2 Albert Pier £100,000 £100,000 Victoria Hall, Campbeltown £100,000 £100,000 Shopfront and Business Support £56,000 £56,000 CCTV Upgrades Up to £100,000 Up to £100,000 Helensburgh Outdoor Museum £80,000 £80,000 Rockfield Centre, Oban £60,000 £60,000 TOTAL £496,000 £380,000 £116,000
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all funds committed are compliant with grant funding conditions. 5.4 HR: Resourced from existing staff. 5.5 Customer Service: None. 5.6 Risk: The projects are continually monitored to ensure that funds can be spent and that the projects meet the criteria as set out by Scottish Government. 5.7 Climate Change: Funds can support activities which promote the drive towards net zero. 5.8 Fairer Scotland Duty: The Fund supports our coastal communities. 5.9 Equalities – protected characteristics: None. 5.10 Consumer Duty: None. 5.11 Island Communities: The Fund supports coastal communities and has the potential to align with and add value to other funding programmes such as the Islands Programme, PBIP and RCGF. 5.12 Children’s Rights and Wellbeing: None. Kirsty Flanagan Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth Fergus Murray, Head of Development and Economic Growth Councillor Jim Lynch, Policy Lead for Economic Development, Islands and Rural Communities and Housing 1 July 2025 For further information contact: Fergus Murray - Head of Development and Economic Growth fergus.murray@argyll-bute.gov.uk Jonathan Welch - Transformation Projects and Regeneration Manager jonathan.welch@argyll-bute.gov.uk