verified Achieved

Communities Communities Environment Environment Housing and Land Housing and Land Infrastructure Infrastructure

Introduce a £50m Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme

Last updated 3 years ago

A £50 million Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme will ensure land is utilised for maximum environmental and community benefit with a particular focus in deprived areas where the blight of vacant and derelict land is most prevalent…

SNP Manifesto 2021, p.70

Our verdict

Status

This pledge has been achieved. The Scottish Government announced that the first grants from the fund, which totals £50m to be distributed over five years, had been awarded in September 2021.

“Transforming derelict land” (Scottish Government, 10th September 2021)

Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme (VDLIP): application form (Scottish Government)