Work is moving forward on the regeneration of Ayr’s Lochside, as part of a £9m project to revamp sections of the community.

The project includes the development of 58 new Council homes at the site of a former greyhound stadium, while new homes are being built to replace nine unimproved blocks of maisonette flats on Ferguson Street and Sloan Street.

South Ayrshire Council says most tenants have been rehoused, but a small number of residents in the maisonettes in Lochside, due to be demolished, will be given priority for rehousing.

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The Council has laid out three aims for its Local Housing Strategy – namely:

- To ensure people in South Ayrshire can find a place to stay

- To build sustainable and better communities which local people can be proud of.

- To prevent homelessness across the Council as far as possible.

Councillor Philip Saxton, Housing and Customer First Portfolio Holder said: "The multi million pound housing project in Lochside is being progressed, and the demolition of these maisonettes is another important phase.

"By awarding priority to a small number of people who are at risk of homelessness as a result of the planned demolition, we will ensure that the Lochside transformation continues."

(IT/GK)