Community Led Local Development

The Community Led Local Development (CLLD) programme in Dumfries and Galloway supports community facilities and mitigates the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.

The programme made more than £626,000 in funding available this year for revenue and capital projects.

Dumfries and Galloway-based charities, constituted community groups, co-operatives, public sector organisations, small and medium-sized enterprises, community interest companies, and community benefit societies can all apply.

A Local Action Group (LAG) made up of representatives from the third, public, and private sectors decided what applications are successful. The LAG is supported by Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway.

There were four priorities within Dumfries and Galloway:

Enabling community facilities / assets to make changes in pursuit of becoming carbon neutral.

Supporting activities that enable small communities to avoid further loss of amenities, such as community transport, meeting places, and leisure and sport facilities.

Enabling service providers to deliver support to the most vulnerable and in need families across the region to help address the cost-of-living crisis and eradicate poverty.

Supporting activities that identify and assess community needs in advance of the place planning production, such as consultation and engagement work.

The grant funding was split into a Small Revenue Grants Programme open to applications up to £3,000 with 13 applications funded totalling £33,983.98. A Main Revenue and Capital Grants Programme saw up to £60,000 available with 28 applications funded totalling £56,000 capital and £536,911.59 in revenue.

Projects supported in the first round of the Fund were:

The Crannog Campus Project
Consultancy support for Local Place Planning
Creation Mill CIC – Textiles Hub – Pre Build Stage
26-28 English Street
Close Project
Community Led Affordable Housing Project Support to Project Development and Feasibility Assessment: Gatehouse Development Initiative
A Glenkens route map to Net Zero
KPT DT Community Growing
Local Place Plan planning for Newton Stewart and Changing Places toilet pre-development
Glenlee Community-led Housing Project
Glenkens Food Hub Feasibility Study
Enabling Ellisland
Community Led Housing – Project Development to Feasibility: Sanquhar Enterprise Company
Shambellie House a Sustainable Future
We, the people: Digital Democracy and Placemaking
TSDG Children and Young People Forum Analysis
Digital Exclusion: Additional Analysis to Inform three-year Project Plan
The Harbour Farmers and Producers Market
Preparing for a Better Annan
Carsphairn Community Woodland Play Area
Enhancing the Visitor Experience at Crawick Multiverse
Rosefield Mills Riverfront Improvement
Ewes Hall Regeneration – Phase 1
Preparing Drummore Harbour for Summer Trade
Capacity building to unlock the polytunnel Venue Project
Building Blocks of Support
Stranraer Oyster Festival Website
Stranraer Water Sports Hub – Let’s Get Wet
Wanlockhead Museum Trust
9 High Street, Whithorn
Dynamically Different Dumfries: Delivering the Vision