Stutherhill and Birkenshaw guidance

Strutherhill and Birkenshaw neighbourhood planning area has been allocated £18,600 from South Lanarkshire Council and the UK Governments Shared Prosperity Fund to support participatory budgeting activity and the delivery of the local Neighbourhood Plan.

We are looking for small to medium community led projects that address at least one of the priority themes within the neighbourhood plan for your area.

Strutherhill and Birkenshaw Neighbourhood Planning priorities

1. Physical environmental improvements
2. Greater community safety
3. More leisure, recreational and social 0pportunities
4. Better education and training opportunities
5. Stronger and better communities
6. Housing improvements
7. Better financial wellbeing
8. Health improvements
9. Easier to get about / move around
10. Better employment and business opportunities

Delivering local ideas that meet the following criteria

• Build community capacity 
• Strengthen the relationships and connections we make with one another. 
• Projects that foster a sense of local pride and belonging, such as community infrastructure, local green space, and community-led projects. 
• Improvements to community spaces for community groups to use. 
• Training programmes that advance the interests and capacity of community members and community groups. 
• All activity must be targeted and benefit people living in your neighbourhood planning area.
• The funding period is for six months. Projects must be delivered and all monies spent by 28 February 2026. 
• The project must provide added value. Place based participatory budgeting funding cannot be used to replace or supplement mainstream budgets or services. 
• Funds will be allocated based on the outcome of a public vote. 
• A grant acceptance form must be signed, and conditions of grant form completed by all successful project leads This formally commits you to spending and reporting on the funds you receive. 
• The monitoring form should be completed as soon you have spent your participatory budgeting funds and delivered your project or by no later than the 9 March 2026.

More information can be found in our guidance document.

Vote results

Public voting has now closed, please see results information below. Successful groups will be contacted regarding next steps. 

Successful applications

• Birkenshaw Welfare Guild, £2500, 237 votes
• Our Place Our Plan Community Skip Initiative, £2500, 210 votes
• Larkhall Thistle Community FC, £2500, 208 votes
• SAB Action Group Community Enrichment Project, £2500, 197 votes
• Local Resident Request - Installation of solar-powered lights in Glen Avenue MUGA, £2500, 178 votes
• The Machan Trust, £2500, 169 votes
• Youth at Universal Connections, £1900.80, 119 votes
• 1st Larkhall Girls Brigade, £1699.20, 119 votes (part fund)

Unsuccessful applications

• Birkenshaw Youth Project, 109 votes
• Backyard Bees, 88 votes
• Missing Link Self Security Concept, 69 votes
• Budding engineers CIC, 45 votes
• Eco Chic Creations, 40 votes

Further information

Read more about neighbourhood planning in Strutherhill and Birkenshaw.

To find out further information please contact the Community Engagement Team by calling 0303 123 1017 or by email communities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.