South Ayrshire Council

Three homes in South Ayrshire will be made available to refugees from Afghanistan The individuals, who had to flee Afghanistan for their own safety, will be offered to help staff who worked for the UK military mostly as interpreters in the country.

Wilsons Hampshire has submitted plans worth £37 million to build 250 new homes, a care home and shop units on the outskirts of Ayr.

Few things went according to plan last year but 2020 was a good year for the construction of affordable homes across South Ayrshire.

South Ayrshire Council has submitted plans to build 160 new homes located at Mainhold Road beside Ayrshire Racecourse. The homes will consist of a mix of bungalows, two-storey houses and flats as well as six-bedroom houses which can be divided into two properties if needed.

Thousands of vulnerable children across South Ayrshire are benefitting from free meals over the school holidays, thanks to a £10,000 donation from an innovative community fund. The Holiday Meals provision has been delivered across four key areas of South Ayrshire which have suffered from high

Plans have been submitted to convert a derelict warehouse into 39 council flats in Ayr.  Developer Ashleigh has submitted a planning application in principle to build the three-storey block at the former Jewson depot.

Work on 14 affordable homes in Tarbolton is to get under way next year after South Ayrshire Council gave the plans the green light. The development will see the former Tarbolton Primary School demolished from January to make way for the homes.

The £251 million Ayrshire Growth Deal was officially signed today paving the way for the creation of thousands of jobs and the investment of millions of pounds into the region.

The site of the old police station on Prestwick Main Street has been cleared to pave the way for a new affordable housing development.

Official documents for the transformational £251.5 million Ayrshire Growth Deal will be "signed in the coming weeks", the Ayrshire Regional Partnership has confirmed. The Partnership, which is made up of representatives from the three Ayrshire councils and public and private sec

A public consultation is under way for plans by South Ayrshire Council to build 90 amenity flats to replace three tower blocks at Riverside Place in Ayr.

South Ayrshire Council will be providing financial support for local residents who have been financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic.  The funding is intended to help people who have less money, are worried about their jobs, or are facing redundancy because of the COVID-19 pandemic.&nb

Councillor Peter Henderson has been appointed as the new leader of South Ayrshire Council.  SNP, Labour and Independent group members, who make up the council's administration, unanimously elected Councillor Henderson at a Special Council meeting this week.

South Ayrshire Council has granted planning consent for a social housing development on the site of the former police station and social work building on Main Street in Prestwick.

Douglas Campbell has announced his resignation as leader of South Ayrshire Council due to “increased family commitments”. Cllr Campbell, who will continue serving his Ayr North ward, admitted the decision had been taken with “sadness” and added he was “looking forward&r