Renfrewshire Council

New social housing is set to be built on the site of the former Arnotts department store in Paisley, bringing even more new residents into the town centre and its businesses.

A formerly-empty building on Paisley High Street has been brought back to life as a new home for businesses and residents – in what is believed to be the first new residential development on the street in decades.

Stewart Milne Homes’ Dargavel Village development in Renfrewshire has been recognised with both an ‘Excellence in Planning’ award from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Homes for Scotland ‘Large Private Development of the Year’ accolade.

A housing-led regeneration of one of the largest brownfield sites in Scotland is among three Scottish planning projects to have won at the prestigious national awards ceremony of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The 964-hectare Dargavel Village to the south west of Bishopton has been subjec

Residents are set to benefit from an £86.6 million housing investment in Renfrewshire over the next three years. Renfrewshire Council's Housing Capital Investment Plan 2019/20 to 2021/22 will focus on new build homes, regeneration and the maintenance of existing council homes.

Every home built for sale on the land where St Mirren FC once played has been handed over to local families. Property developer Sanctuary Homes was inundated with people keen to buy 29 affordable houses in Paisley’s Love Street, Saints Street, North Bank, Cairter’s Corner and Abercromby

Survey work to inform future development potential for affordable homes on sites in Ferguslie and South West Johnstone is to begin this week. For Ferguslie, this is the first stage of a £14 million development that will create around 100 new affordable Renfrewshire Council homes to transform t

Renfrewshire Food Bank will receive £30,000 funding to reduce the impact of Universal Credit after councillors agreed to a new three-year financial assistance plan. The funding follows the introduction of Universal Credit in Renfrewshire in September 2018.

Around 100 new council homes are to be built in the Tannahill area of Ferguslie Park after plans were confirmed for a £14 million new build development. Construction of the new homes is expected to start in 2020, with funding from Renfrewshire Council and the Scottish Government.

The next steps of a £1.87 million investment in Renfrewshire's green spaces and villages are set to be considered as part of a continued drive to empower local community groups and residents. Councillors will consider a report at the upcoming Leadership Board which outlines the key objectives and t

Renfrewshire Council has launched a brand new fund to help communities take ownership of local buildings or land. The £1.5 million Community Empowerment Fund will allow communities to use the buildings or land to make a positive difference in their area.

A new £10 million contract to deliver 80 homes for rent in Bishopton will bring an additional range of community benefits including new job and apprenticeship opportunities.

An artist's impression has been unveiled which showcases what the 95 new build Renfrewshire Council development at Johnstone Castle will look like on completion. Regeneration work in the area is already underway with demolition work to clear the site for the new energy efficient homes.

Renfrewshire is set to see a boost in the number of affordable homes available for residents after it was announced £14.7 million will be allocated to the area in 2018/19.

Residents gather to watch the regeneration work begin Demolition work has started to clear the way for 95 new build homes for Renfrewshire Council in Johnstone Castle.