North Ayrshire

Renewable energy developer Amp Energy has announced plans for Europe's two largest grid-connected battery storage facilities in central Scotland.

Residents in Irvine, Saltcoats and Ardrossan are being invited by North Ayrshire Council to view proposals for new housing in the towns.

The restoration of Millport’s famous Town Hall has received a major boost.

Proposals to help transform Ardrossan Promenade have taken a major step forward with the confirmation of funding worth £748,000 from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.

Persimmon Homes has submitted plans to North Ayrshire Council to build 220 new homes in West Kilbride.

Work has begun on site for a National Secure Adolescent Inpatient Service being built on the Ayrshire Central Hospital campus in Irvine.

Hunterston Port and Resource Campus (Hunterston PARC) has signed an option agreement with global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power for the onshore infrastructure to support its proposed offshore wind farm project.

Ambitious plans to breathe new life into the former King’s Arms Hotel in Irvine are moving forward after North Ayrshire Council launched a public consultation on the plans.

A new plant is to be developed in North Ayrshire that will facilitate the large-scale production of a methane-reducing feed additive for cattle.

North Ayrshire Council is to build 1,625 new homes across every part of the region by 2027 as part of a newly-approved Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

The Farm Energy Company has reached financial close and broken ground on its 28MW solar and wind power development at GSK’s Irvine facility, one of Scotland’s largest individual consumers of electricity.

North Ayrshire Council has increased its investment in the area’s roads this year as part of its wide-ranging programme of improvement works. Earlier this year, the council committed to investing an additional £15.6 million into its roads network, bringing the total amount of investment

North Ayrshire Council’s portfolio of state-of-the-art new schools is to be enhanced by a new facility at Kilbirnie.

A new fund is being created to help regenerate derelict areas and buildings across North Ayrshire. The Repurposing Property Grant Fund is being created to help support landowners and community groups to bring back vacant land and properties to use.

North Ayrshire Council, Peel Ports and Scottish Enterprise formalised their commitment to ambitious regeneration plans that will drive forward the short, medium and long-term plans for a key part of the Hunterston PARC site.