FOI/202500446526 · FOI · not held
Play park improvement funding: FOI release
Information requested
How much money in total has the Scottish Government given out to help renew or improve play parks since 2021, with a breakdown per year and where the money went to?
How many play parks have been renewed/improved in this time, and list them?
Response
Question 1 - How much money in total has the Scottish Government given out to help renew or improve play parks since 2021, with a breakdown per year and where the money went to?
The Scottish Government has provided £35 million since May 2021: £5 million in year 2021/22, £5 million in year 2022/23, £10 million in year 2023/24 and £15 million in year 2024/25.
The following table shows allocation of funding to each local authority.
Local Authority 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Aberdeen City Council £188,000 £185,000 £373,000 £559,000 Aberdeenshire Council £296,000 £308,000 £616,000 £924,000 Angus Council £108,000 £111,000 £220,000 £330,000 Argyll and Bute £76,000 £79,000 £157,000 £235,000 City of Edinburgh Council £414,000 £406,000 £811,000 £1,216,000 Clackmannanshire Council £47,000 £46,000 £93,000 £139,000 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Council £29,000 £32,000 £62,000 £93,000 Dumfries and Galloway Council £140,000 £146,000 £291,000 £437,000 Dundee City Council £125,000 £122,000 £243,000 £365,000 East Ayrshire Council £112,000 £112,000 £224,000 £336,000 East Dunbartonshire Council £102,000 £100,000 £202,000 £303,000 East Lothian Council £108,000 £108,000 £218,000 £327,000 East Renfrewshire Council £102,000 £101,000 £204,000 £306,000 Falkirk Council £147,000 £145,000 £289,000 £434,000 Fife Council £344,000 £342,000 £681,000 £1,022,000 Glasgow City Council £525,000 £514,000 £1,028,000 £1,542,000 Highland Council £234,000 £245,000 £488,000 £732,000 Inverclyde Council £65,000 £63,000 £126,000 £189,000 Midlothian Council £98,000 £97,000 £197,000 £295,000 Moray Council £92,000 £94,000 £188,000 £282,000 North Ayrshire Council £118,000 £117,000 £231,000 £347,000 North Lanarkshire Council £324,000 £319,000 £635,000 £952,000 Orkney Islands Council £24,000 £26,000 £51,000 £77,000 Perth and Kinross Council £140,000 £144,000 £291,000 £437,000 Renfrewshire Council £158,000 £155,000 £307,000 £461,000 Scottish Borders Council £113,000 £117,000 £234,000 £352,000 Shetland Islands Council £28,000 £31,000 £61,000 £91,000 South Ayrshire Council £94,000 £94,000 £189,000 £283,000 South Lanarkshire Council £298,000 £296,000 £597,000 £896,000 Stirling Council £84,000 £85,000 £168,000 £253,000 West Dunbartonshire Council £81,000 £79,000 £157,000 £235,000 West Lothian Council £186,000 £184,000 £369,000 £553,000
Question 2 – How many play parks have been renewed/improved in this time and list them.
Local Authorities report annually every April on their play park renewals. A total of 887 play parks have been renewed, or are in the process of being renewed, up to April 2024. Local Authorities are not required to list the names or locations of every play park that has been renewed.
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact each local authority separately who may be able to help you. The reasons why we do not have the information are explained in the Annex to this letter.
Local authority Name of Play Parks renewed or in progress of being renewed Aberdeen City Council Sluie Drive; Central Park; Balgownie Drive; Ashgrove Housing; Balnagask Circle; Airyhall; Mastric Drive; Gordons Mills Drive; Albury Place; Derbeth Park; Sunnybank Park. Data on remaining play parks renewed unavailable. Aberdeenshire Council Data unavailable. Angus MacDonald Park; Friockheim Park; Spink Street Play Area. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. Argyll and Bute Data unavailable. City of Edinburgh Council West Princes Street Gardens. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. Clackmannanshire Council Forestmill Play Area; Abercromby Park, Tullibody; West End Park; Alexander Park; Smithfield Alloa; Johnstone Park Alva; Menstrie Park; Muirside Tullibody. Comhairlenan Eilean Siar Council Data unavailable. Dumfries and Galloway Rosevale; Broomhouse Road; Millhousebridge; Agnew Park; New Abbey Park; Victory Park; Castlehill Park; Canonbie Park. Data on remaining play parks unavailable Dundee City Balgowan Ave; Baxter Park; Camperdown Park; Carlochie Place; Clatto Park; Claypotts Park; Fairmuir Park; Fintry Drive; Fintryside; Hilltown Park; Mill O Mains Park; Peebles Drive; Sandeman Street; South Road; Stobsmuir Park; Bridge St; Malcolm St; Orchar Park; Roseangle; Stirling St; Tranent Grv; Brackens. East Ayrshire Data Unavailable. East Dunbartonshire Meadowburn Park, Bishopbriggs; Woodhead Park, Kirkintilloch; Doune Crescent, Bishopbriggs; Mosshead Play Park, Bearsden; Torrance Main Street, Torrance; Springfield Park, Bishopbriggs; Dougalston Gardens, Milngavie; Keystone Park, Milngavie; Eastside Park, Kirkintilloch; Luggie Park, Kirkintilloch; King George V Park, Bearsden; Kincaid Park, Milton of Campsie. East Lothian Neilson Park, Haddington; Lewisvale Park, Musselburgh; Yellowcraig, Dirleton; Whitecraig Play Area, Whitecraig; Lauderdale Park Play Area, Dunbar; Muirpark Play Area, Tranent. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. East Renfrewshire Seres Road; Trees Park; Aurs Drive; Overlee Play Area, Clarkston; Busby Glen Play Area, Busby; Cowan Park Play Area, Barrhead; Carlibar Play Area, Barrhead; McDiarmid Park, Barrhead; Thornliebank Playing Fields; Easterton Ave., Busby, Cowan Park, Bhd. Falkirk Avonbridge; Standburn; South View play area, Stenhousemuir; Herbertshire Castle Park, Dunipace; Douglas Park; Victoria Park; King George V Park; Gairdoch Park; Quarry Park; Muiravonside play area; Laurie Park; California Park; Anderson Park, Bonnybridge; South Alloa; Callendar Park; Little Carriden; Tamfourhill Toddlers; Wallacestone. Fife Leuchars Meadow Road; New Gilston; St Andrews Kinburn Park; Coaltown of Wemyss; West Wemyss; Arncoach; Leslie West Park Avenue; Ravenscraig Park; Crossgates Humbug Park; Scobie Place Dunfermline; Dalgety Bay Inchmickery; Cowdenbeath Perth Road; Tarvit Pond, Cupar; Pitlessie Public Park; Castle Terrace, Levenmouth; The Haugh, Levenmouth; Leslie West, Glenrothes; Camdean, Rosyth; Arncroach Play Area; Adams Pk; Newburgh; Burntisland Water Play; Glenlyon, Leven; Dunshalt, Burntisland; Paton St, Burntisland; Dunnikier; (Kirkcaldy); Milton of Balgonie. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. Glasgow Pollok Country Park; Raeswood Road; Bonnyholm Avenue; Tobago Street; Dorchester Avenue; Ashtree Park; Kelvingrove Park; Glasgow Green Play Village; Govanhill Park Play Area; Garrowhill Park Toddler Play Area; Cavendish Street Play Area; Kings Park Play Area; Budhill Park Play Area. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. Highland Milton of Drumnadrochit; Druimlon; Kirkhill; Ardbrek; Lochiel; Cameron Drive; Nairn Links; Saltburn; Woodlands Drive Milton; Shillinghill Alness; MacDonald Road Dingwall; Roy Bridge; Druimlon; Abertarff; Leachkin Road; Bellfield Park; Esk Road; Ardbreck; Eight Acres; Burn Brae; Victoria Road; Inchree; King George V Fortrose; Chapel Street Portmahomack; Football park Conon bridge; Helmsdale; Ardvasar; Dunveagan; Haster; Muirfield park Brora; King George V Golspie; Lochside Lairg. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. Inverclyde Greenock Wellpark; Albert Road, Gourock; King Street, Gourock; Coronation Park, Port Glasgow; Lunderston Bay, Gourock; Craigend, Greenock; Battery Park; Wemyss Bay; Grieve Road; Lauriston Park; Upper Oronsay. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. Midlothian Waterfall Park; v Kings Park; Dougal Court, Mayfield; Clarinda Gardens, Dalkeith; Birkenside Park, Gorebridge; Memorial Park, Loanhead; Main Park, Easthouses; Gowkshill Park, Newtongrange; Staiside Park, Bonnyrigg; D’hall Park, Danderhall; Burnside Play Pk, Gorebridge; Bilston; Cornbank, Penicuik; Oak Crescent, Mayfield; Queensway LC, Penicuik; Shade Park, Dalkeith; Waverly Park, Bonnyrigg; Arniston Park, Gorebridge; Carrington; Cockpen View, Bonnyrigg; Cousland Village; Cowden Park, Dalkeith; Edgehead Village; Ladywood, Penicuik; KGV Bonnyrigg; Penicuik Park, Penicuik; Roslin Park; Rosewell. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. Moray Hopeman Play Park; Morven play park, Findochty; Rothes play park, Rothes; Lossiemouth Playing Field, Lossiemouth; Ferrier Terrace, Elgin; Mayne Park, Elgin; Logie play park, Cullen; Mannachie Play Park, Forres; Letterfourie, Buckie; Tomnavoulin, Speyside; Tomintoul, Speyside; Well Road, Buckie; Duffus Play Park, Duffus. North Ayrshire Data Unavailable. North Lanarkshire Dunalastair Drive, Stepps; Airdrie Leisure Centre; Kirklee Road, Belshill; George Street, Motherwell; Frood Street, Motherwell; Doon Street, Motherwell; Fir Place, Wishaw; Loaning; Livingston Park; Scarhill Street; Millerston Recreation Ground; Kirkshaws, Coatbridge; The Loaning, Motherwell; Livingston Park Kilsyth; Hartwood Shotts. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. Orkney Orkney Skate Park; Brandyquoy Play area; Marwick; Eday. Perth and Kinross North Inch, Perth; Larghan Victory Park, Coupar Angus; Victoria Park, Aberfeldy; Auchterarder Primrose Park; Glenfarg Wallace Park; Perth Farmer Flockhart’s Field Muirton; Bridge of Earn Victory Park; Scotlandwell; Rattray Westfield Common; Kinross Davies Park. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. Renfrewshire Barwood Park Play Area, Erskine; Maxwellton Park, Newton Street, Paisley; Lochwinnoch Park Play Area, Lochwinnoch; Campbell Street Play Area, Renfrew; Ferguslie Gardens Bottom Play Area, Paisley; Station Road Play Area and Outdoor Gym, Langbank; Jenny’s Well Play Area, Paisley; Glebe Street Play Area, Renfrew; Anne Avenue Play Area, Renfrew; Urquhart Crescent Play Area, Renfrew; Victory Gardens Play Area, Renfrew; Miller Street Play Area, Johnstone. Scottish Borders Newtown St Boswells Play Park; Duns Park; Gavinton; St Boswells; Selkirk; Newstead. Shetland Islands King George V play area, Lerwick; Happyhansel Primary School, Walls. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. South Ayrshire Council Troon esplanade; Fullarton Woods, Troon; Dailly Road, Maybol; Wilson Park, Tarbolton; Prestwick shorefront; Victory Park, Girvan. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. South Lanarkshire Data Unavailable. Stirling Data Unavailable. West Dunbartonshire Silverton Play Park, Dumbarton; Christie park; Kirkoswald park; Stuart Avenue, Old Kilpatrick; High Mains, Dumbarton; Firthview Park, Dumbarton; Levengrove Park. Data on remaining play parks unavailable. West Lothian Blaeberryhill Play Area; Tippetknowe Play Area; Springfield Play Area; Dechmont
ANNEX
The Scottish Government does not hold the information requested
Question 2 - The Scottish Government does not have the information you have asked for because the Scottish Government does not request a list of, or the names of, play parks renewed in the reporting template completed by local authorities annually. Each local authority will have the information you are looking for.
As such, I hereby provide you with formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have all of the information you have requested.
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As such, I hereby provide you with formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have all of the information you have requested.
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