East Ayrshire Council

A new vision for the future of Kilmarnock has been agreed with the launch of a new Masterplan, with town centre living amongst the document's key themes. Life has changed considerably since Percy Johnson-Marshall designed Kilmarnock’s last Masterplan in the 1960s and the last major redevelopme

East Ayrshire Council has agreed a balanced budget for 2026/27, allocating £461 million to support services across the area. Councillors approved a 6.9% increase in Council Tax, bringing the Band D rate to £1,717.28. Despite the rise, it remains the lowest increase across Ayrshire. Membe

East Ayrshire Council has reprofiled £18.9 million of capital investment funding to ensure that projects "remain both realistic and affordable" over the next five years.

Shire Housing Association has unveiled plans to bring the former Yeatts Yard site in Netherthird, Cumnock, back into use, delivering 49 much-needed affordable homes.

Council tenants in East Ayrshire will see housing rents increase by 7% for each of the next two financial years, after councillors backed proposals set out in a new report.

East Ayrshire Council’s assisted living housing development in Mauchline has been officially opened by Councillor Jim McMahon, spokesperson for Housing, Transport and Communities. Named after not one but two local Wallaces – the Wallace family who operated a market garden on the site and

A housing development in Cumnock is the first project to benefit from the innovative CoRE project (Community Renewable Energy) as part of the Ayrshire Growth Deal. Works have started at Meagher Court in Cumnock to retrofit three entire blocks of flats into a modern, low-carbon, energy efficient hous

Four properties on Barnweil Drive in Hurlford have been completely renovated by housing services on behalf of the East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (EAHSCP). In April 2025, East Ayrshire Council's cabinet agreed an investment of £152,600 from the council’s Innovation Fund

East Ayrshire Council is to set up a recovery taskforce to address the projected overspend of £10.280 million for council-commissioned health and care services. At national and local levels, health and social care services are experiencing increasing and unsustainable pressures and in recognit

East Ayrshire Council has agreed an investment of almost £244 million in affordable housing within the region. Each November, the local authority's cabinet meets to agree the investment that is required for Housing Services to provide local residents with homes that are safe, secure and afford

Energy and sustainability consultancy Carbon Futures has been appointed to two newly launched local authority frameworks.

East Ayrshire Council has agreed to invest in the renovation of four properties in Hurlford on behalf of East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (EAHSCP). Around £152,600 will be provided from the council’s Innovation Fund to renovate the properties on Barnweil Drive that, when

A visit took place to the newly completed housing development on Kennedy Drive in Kilmarnock recently. The homes were built by the East Ayrshire Council and its strategic developer, CCG (Scotland), on the site of the former Silverwood Primary School and were specially designed to meet a range of nee

Following an extended meeting of Full Council last week, East Ayrshire councillors approved a balanced budget for 2025/26, agreeing to a suite of proposals and investments totalling over £8 million and a savings package of £8.75m. This year’s budget acknowledges the local needs acr

A recent special meeting of the full East Ayrshire Council saw an agreement reached that housing rent would increase by 7%, which is £5.95 a week over 52 weeks.  An extensive consultation with tenants took place between 2 December and 24 January 2025, and two proposals were presented. Pro