East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire Council has set out the strategic plans for the direction of local housing as detailed plans for £166 million investment were approved by councillors last week. 

Fenwick Bowling Club and residents from Inchmurrin Drive, Kilmarnock recently received life-saving equipment donated by Sweco UK.

Two Ayrshire businessmen are set to rejuvenate a prime shopping location in Galston which used to house a local Co-op store.

The Kilmarnock branch of building materials merchant PDM recently donated a defibrillator to Mauchline Football Club as part of East Ayrshire’s Community Defibrillator Initiative.

The demolition of the multi-storey car park in Kilmarnock is now underway with work programmed to last for 30 weeks.

East Ayrshire Council and East Ayrshire Leisure Trust (EALT) are hosting a community information session to give members of the public an opportunity to view design proposals for Cultural Kilmarnock, including the refurbishment of the Palace Theatre and Grand Hall complex in Kilmarnock.

The largest modular low-rise, affordable housing development in Scotland has been completed within budget and 18 weeks ahead of schedule.

A £516,000 project to install over 886 solar panels has been completed at a waste water treatment works in East Ayrshire, supporting Scottish Water’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2040.

Plans for a new Doon Campus have been officially scrapped after costs spiralled to more than £60 million. East Ayrshire Council will now spend £25m on refurbishing the existing facilities at Doon Academy, Dalmellington Primary, Dalmellington Area Centre and Doon Leisure Centre.

Plans for a housing development in the East Ayrshire village of Sorn have been given the go-ahead. Developer Campbell Homes secured permission to build 28 homes off Catrine Road on a greenfield site that, up until 2024, had been allocated for housing.

East Ayrshire Council has agreed the next steps in creating its Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3), which will eventually supersede the current Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2) that was approved in March.

East Ayrshire Council's cabinet spokesperson for Housing, Transport and Communities joined the council's Housing Asset Services to view housing improvement works underway in Auchinleck and Barshare. More than 71% of respondents stated that improving the existing housing stock was their top prio

East Ayrshire Council has agreed the Ayrshire Roads Alliance’s programme of investment works that will allow improvements to be carried out to carriageways, footways and street lighting, in addition to bridge strengthening and investment in transportation, traffic and road safety.

Plans for a new development of 17 homes in Cumnock have been lodged with East Ayrshire Council.

More than 100 miles of new Active Travel routes, known as the Ayrshire Link, are being developed across South and East Ayrshire for the first time.