How many play parks in each local authority area have been renewed using its £60 million national play park fund, and what metrics it is us…

A scoping exercise undertaken by COSLA in 2022, identified that there were 969 parks in need of immediate refurbishment and that 2,542 were in need of refurbishment within 1-5 years. The £60 million capital investment would support the renewal of all play parks in need of immediate renewal and around 1,000 of the play parks identified needing renewal over the funding commitment period.Since funding began in 2021, the Scottish Government has chaired quarterly network meetings of Local Authority play park leads. The network allows Local Authorities to provide updates on how funding is being used and to share best practice and common issues.Figures for 2024-25 are still being finalised, but reports so far show the following number of renewals per year since funding began:Local AuthorityPlay parks renewed in 2021-22Play parks renewed in 2022-23Play parks renewed in 2023-24Play parks renewed in 2024-25TotalAberdeen City11462843128Aberdeenshire Council1513202775Angus Council638724Argyll and Bute Council00088City of Edinburgh Council14162253105Clackmannanshire Council126615Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Council00044Dumfries and Galloway Council02818349Dundee City Council0418931East Ayrshire Council124057Numbers still to be confirmed109East Dunbartonshire Council138416East Lothian Council11242854East Renfrewshire Council3441223Falkirk Council279725Fife Council129102455Glasgow City Council158317Highland Council038161872Inverclyde Council655622Midlothian Council21814034Moray Council1661225North Ayrshire Council029191563North Lanarkshire Council74121235Orkney Islands Council11204Perth and Kinross Council310112044Renfrewshire Council237315Scottish Borders Council114511Shetland Islands014813South Ayrshire Council644317South Lanarkshire Council00122234Stirling Council968730West Dunbartonshire Council559625West Lothian4262235105TOTAL1643183954101,287