Dumfries & Galloway Council

Construction is complete on the first phase of the transformation of Midsteeple Quarter in Dumfries. The first residents have started moving into the flats created at the community-owned High Street building now known as The Standard.

Dumfries & Galloway Council has launched its budget consultation for 2025/26. The consultation runs for more than five weeks until midday Friday 6 December.

Dumfries and Galloway Council is launching a new initiative to address the region’s ongoing population decline and build on the strengths of its vibrant communities.

A new South of Scotland Housing Action Plan has been launched to help tackle the urgent need for more homes and more choice of homes in the region. The Action Plan includes ten tangible actions to be carried out over the next two years, with the aim of attracting more people to work and live here, a

Dumfries & Galloway Council has agreed to establish two new net zero targets – one for the council and one for the Dumfries and Galloway region.

Dumfries and Galloway Council met as a full council this week to agree its budget and set the council tax level for financial year 2024/25. Elected members voted to freeze council tax for the financial year 2024/25 while protecting frontline services.

The leader of Dumfries & Galloway Council has praised a massive £22.9 million new-build development – the largest new affordable housing project ever seen in the region. Wheatley Homes South, part of Wheatley Group, is building 89 affordable homes on the site of the former Curries Ya

Dumfries and Galloway Council has strong leadership and sound financial management but it now needs to deliver its plans to reform local services, keeping residents better informed on performance and progress, according to the local authority watchdog.

Dumfries and Galloway Council is developing a Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) in response to the Scottish Government's guidance. The strategy aims to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heating buildings.

Wheatley Homes South has signed a milestone agreement with Dumfries and Galloway Council that will see the two organisations work closely to build new homes and deliver better services to communities. The new strategic agreement, which runs until 2028, recognises the roles of the council and Wh

The transformation of a once derelict blight on Dumfries High Street into homes and enterprise spaces has reached a new milestone. Scaffolding has been removed from the front of Midsteeple Quarter’s landmark development, with work on its interior now fully underway.

A Place Plan for Stranraer has been prepared following extensive consultation with residents. Dumfries and Galloway Council agreed in 2021 that five places across Dumfries and Galloway should be included in the Borderlands Place Programme as part of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal. The five pl

Dumfries and Galloway Council's Economy and Resources committee will today consider a report on the Vacant and Derelict Land and Property Strategy (VDLPS). The report outlines the council’s approach to managing and regenerating vacant and derelict land and property. It also outlines the Counci

Dumfries and Galloway Council is set to chart the course for sustainable housing development for tears to come with the agreement of its Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

Dumfries and Galloway Council's Finance, Procurement and Transformation Committee will hear an update later this month on the local authority’s Medium Term Financial Strategy, which outlines the budget position and financial projections over the next three years. Prudence will be required from