North Ayrshire Council

Work is underway to give a new start to the former King’s Arms Hotel in Irvine’s High Street.

North Ayrshire Council tenants will be asked to share their thoughts on the housing service in the coming weeks. The feedback received during the Tenant Satisfaction Survey will help drive further improvements within North Ayrshire Council’s Housing Service.

Council house tenants in North Ayrshire are being urged to have their say on proposed rent levels for next year.

Work is now well underway on the latest North Ayrshire Council housing development in the Garnock Valley.

A series of events are taking place as part of the extensive consultation into North Ayrshire's latest Local Development Plan.

Residents and interested parties are being invited to view plans for North Ayrshire Council’s largest-ever housing development.

North Ayrshire Council has launched a community consultation to gather views on the proposal to implement an additional Council Tax levy on second homes from 1 April 2025.

North Ayrshire Council is to engage with residents as it faces up to its most challenging budget ever.

Councillors will learn about the significant financial challenges facing North Ayrshire Council over the coming years at a special meeting this week. The local authority will be required to deliver significant savings for 2025 to 2026 amid an expected budget gap of £16 million.

Stevenston Community Council has created its own development plan for their local area. Local Place Plans provide communities with an opportunity to feed into the planning system with their own ideas and proposals for the development and use of land.

An ambitious drive is underway to reduce the number of children living in poverty across North Ayrshire. In June last year, North Ayrshire Council’s cabinet approved the Child Poverty Plan 2023-26, which is a joint plan involving various partners and is a statutory requirement of the Scottish

North Ayrshire Council is making significant progress on its Council Plan priorities including surpassing its empty home and new build housing targets.

Ashleigh Construction (Scotland) Limited has been awarded a contract valued at £50 million for the construction of more than 200 homes at the maternity ward at Ayrshire Central Hospital.

North Ayrshire Council is working with staff in secondary schools to ensure parents are accessing welfare benefits they are entitled to. Over the past two years, Welfare Rights Officer Audrey Ritchie has been offering parents and carers free, impartial, and confidential benefits advice and she has h

North Ayrshire Council wants to hear from residents who need financial support to make their homes more energy efficient. The council’s Energy Smart programme of energy efficiency measures supports privately owned and private tenant households on low incomes to boost insulation at their proper