Participatory Budgeting (PB) gives local residents a direct role in identifying priorities, making decisions, and allocating a portion of public funding. This approach has been implemented across all nine Neighbourhood Planning areas in South Lanarkshire, allowing communities to influence how money is spent in their local area.

PB is a central element of neighbourhood planning, with funding used to support the delivery of neighbourhood plan priorities. The process is shaped and led by local people, following the principles set out in the Scottish Participatory Budgeting Charter:

Fair and Inclusive, Participatory, Deliberative, Empowering, Creative and Flexible, Transparent, and Part of our democracy.

To find more information about Participatory Budgeting in your area and how to apply, please follow the links below.

Blantyre

Burnhill

Cambuslang East

East Kilbride South

Fernhill

Hamilton South

Hillhouse, Udston and Burnbank

Strutherhill and Birkenshaw

Springhall and Whitlawburn

Whitehill

Further information

Particpatory Budgeting Scotland
PB Scotland - Participatory Budgeting in Scotland

Community Engagement Team
communities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 
0303 123 1017