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Kilmarnock Town Centre Strategy

The importance of Kilmarnock town centre to the economic well-being of East Ayrshire cannot be underestimated, the centre comprising, as it does, the prime commercial, cultural, entertainment and retail heart of the area. It was therefore considered essential that an effective and practical town centre strategy for Kilmarnock was produced in order to identify priorities for co-ordinated action and to safeguard and improve all of the various functions that the town centre provides.

The Kilmarnock Town Centre Strategy has been drawn up following extensive consultation with a wide range of people and organisations including Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire, Kilmarnock Retail Trades Association, Promoting Kilmarnock Town Centre Ltd, local Community Councils and the Ayrshire Economic Forum. The views expressed in the consultation provided the framework on which the Strategy is based.

Among the main issues raised during the consultation was the need to strengthen and broaden the role of the town centre, to extend the range of shops, to tackle other issues such as litter and to improve parking and road signage. The Strategy also sets out an overall vision for the town centre, with a programme of actions to strengthen and transform it and to improve the various functions that the town centre provides.

Please use the link below to view the Kilmarnock Town Centre Strategy.

Kilmarnock Town Centre Strategy (pdf 1.7mb)

For further information, contact Development Planning & Regeneration