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KILMARNOCK

Kilmarnock is East Ayrshire's key commercial and industrial centre and as such is central to the economic well being of the area. The town is also East Ayrshire's key cultural and entertainment focus and forms the prime retail centre for East Ayrshire residents. Kilmarnock town centre benefits from a range of attractions such as an attractive historic core, a high quality pedestrianised town centre, a reputation as a ‘hometown' in relation to retail provision and a number of well maintained public parks adjacent to the town centre. Click on the below link to find out what Kilmarnock has to offer.

Kilmarnock Living (pdf 800kb)

Due to the importance of Kilmarnock town centre to both the town itself and the wider East Ayrshire area, it was considered essential that an effective and practical town centre strategy was produced. The town centre strategy provides a framework for taking forward the regeneration of the town and identifies potential redevelopment sites and priority actions for the Council. The town centre strategy can be viewed by clicking on the link below

Kilmarnock Town Centre Strategy (pdf 1.5mb)

‘Kilmarnock: Building our Future' is the regeneration strategy for Kilmarnock . It addresses the challenges facing the town and outlines the key regeneration opportunities under the headings of ‘shopping in the town', ‘living in the town', working in the town' and ‘enjoying the town'. Click on the link below to view the document.

Kilmarnock Building Our Future (pdf 1.7mb)

Significant progress has now been made in taking forward the aims and priorities of the town centre strategy. In order to increase awareness of the progress that is being made, the Council will post regular update bulletins on this webpage. Please click on the links below to view the most recent updates.

October 07 Update (pdf 200kb)
May 08 Update (pdf 150kb)

For further information on town centre regeneration within East Ayrshire, please contact Alison Donald on 01563 576758 or alison.donald@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

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