To support the delivery of additional residential accommodation in Bowmore
Lead organisation: Argyll and Bute Council
Community Regeneration Partnership Fund (CRP)
The UK Government has committed more than £20 million to multiple projects in Argyll and Bute as part of its Community Regeneration Partnership Fund (CRPF).
Argyll and Bute Council and the UK Government have targeted 12 projects in the region to boost economic development opportunities and drive positive change across our communities.
The CRPF will deliver a package of support that will build upon previous work by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), with the aim of improving outcomes in Argyll and Bute that align with the Government’s core missions and priorities.
Image
If you have any questions or comments regarding the Community Regeneration Partnership, get in touch by emailing:
James Lafferty, Argyll and Bute CRP Project Manager at: james.lafferty@argyll-bute.gov.uk
The agreed package of projects and activities to benefit from the funding in Argyll and Bute are listed below.
Activities to be delivered by Argyll and Bute Council for the partnership are:
Islay Housing Projects Fund – £2m
Housing Acquisition and Resale – £1.9m
To reduce the level of ineffective housing stock by conversion to homes for primary occupancy controlled by housing burdens.
Lead organisation: Argyll and Bute Council
Modular Home Provider Scoping – £0.1m
Exploring the potential to utilise modern methods of construction to achieve efficiencies and economies of scale throughout Argyll and Bute.
Lead organisation: Argyll and Bute Council
Tobermory Worker Accommodation – £1m
To support the Council and MICT’s (Mull and Iona Community Trust) project for worker accommodation in Tobermory.
Lead organisation: Mull and Iona Community Trust
European Marine Science Site Phase 2 (Camas House) – £1.3m
The development of a second business office/laboratory facility will support business growth in the marine economy.
Lead organisation: SAMS
Oban Airport Business Park – £7.7m
Construction of two key buildings as part of phase two of the Business Park development.
Lead organisation: Argyll and Bute Council
News -
- May 2026 - Milestone reached at new Oban Airport Business Park
- March 2026 - Oban airport plans take another step forward
Teaching Space at Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) – £0.6m
For additional teaching space at its Sheina Marshall Building, as the research institute continues to expand.
Lead organisation: SAMS
Bowmore Hall – £0.32m
Investment towards the reopening of the town hall, following closure in 2021.
Lead organisation: Islay Development Initiative
Dunoon Public Realm – £1.08m - Phase 1 will open for applications for improvement grants week beginning 6th July
Town centre public realm enhancements and investment in business support
Lead organisation: Argyll and Bute Council
£1.08m of capital funding has been allocated to enhance the public realm of Dunoon town centre, offering a unique opportunity to tackle some of the more challenging priorities identified in Dunoon and Kirn Local Place Plan, including proposals to:
- Invest in the town centre - find out more about grants currently open for town centre improvements
- Enhance the streetscape and provide higher quality business space;
- Continue to provide grants for businesses to improve shopfronts and repair premises in line with conservation guidance and business needs;
- Projects focused on attracting families, young people, visitors, and the ‘pedestrian pound’ to our shops and cultural venues;
- Inspire residents, particularly young people and families, to come into town, take a walk and help our vital shops and businesses to thrive; and
- Place-based enterprise support within Dunoon.
Former Royal Hotel Rothesay, Bute – £4m
Restoration of the town’s valuable heritage building and new accessible homes and commercial space.
Lead organisation: George Hanson (Building Contractors) Ltd
Mull and Iona Community Trust Helicopter Operations – £0.02m
Support for the upkeep of the Wilson-Thomson Helipad at Mull and Iona Community Hospital.
Lead organisation: Mull and Iona Community Trust
Image
