North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire Council is to invest millions in a wide-ranging programme of maintenance investment into its roads, lighting and bridges network.

A project to help combat fuel poverty through solar power has been shortlisted as a finalist for the UK Roofing Awards 2025.

North Ayrshire Council’s Capital Budget will deliver investment worth more than £331 million in the coming years to help support communities and residents. The Capital Budget supports investment in buildings, infrastructure and regeneration projects and the newly-approved programme will

Work on the ambitious project that is set to transform Irvine’s Harbourside area is officially underway.

Scotland’s largest waste water pumping station is now partly powered by renewable energy after work was completed on a £478,000 solar power scheme.

The Scottish Government has confirmed it is exploring the potential purchase of Ardrossan Harbour.

Cumbrae Community Council has created its own plan for the local area.

Upgraded sheltered housing accommodation at Cheviot Court in Irvine has officially been re-opened following a £3.5 million modernisation programme.

Subsea cable manufacturer XLCC is to develop a manufacturing facility, with around 900 jobs, in North Ayrshire thanks to a new £20 million investment by the Scottish National Investment Bank. XLCC’s High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cable will efficiently transport electricity over long

Following the recent completion of two major packages of improvement works in 2024, Arran’s largest social housing provider Trust Housing Association has now announced a further phase of investment to follow this year.

Plans have been submitted for a new battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Kilwinning. Renewable energy company Apatura is seeking planning approval to construct and operate a 100 MW BESS with associated infrastructure and landscaping within a field just off the B778 Old Glasgow Road. 

North Ayrshire’s largest council house development will commemorate the invention of Braille. One of the streets in the new development at Ayrshire Central Hospital – which is now under construction – will be called Braille Gardens.

North Ayrshire Council has highlighted the impact of its work to provide new affordable homes after its cabinet approved its new five-year Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2025-2030. The council and its Registered Social Landlord partners are delivering new homes throughout the area. Cou

A major £48 million flood protection scheme on the Isle of Cumbrae has been completed.

Work is now officially underway on North Ayrshire Council’s largest-ever housing development.