Who are we?

Set up in late 2006, Irvine Bay Regeneration Company is one of Scotland's second generation urban regeneration companies (URC). Its boundaries enclose an area of outstanding natural beauty spanning 14 miles of sandy coastline, the four seaside towns of Irvine, Stevenston, Saltcoats and Ardrossan and the abbey town of Kilwinning. It is the largest URC in terms of land mass covering over 35 square miles.

Our objective is to shape the creation of the physical conditions and local infrastructure that will lead to the successful regeneration of Irvine Bay.

We believe that if we can develop our built environment to match the quality of our natural environment, we have a chance to kick start growth in our economy in a way that has eluded this area since the major industrial closures in the mid-1970's.

Baroness Margaret Ford, former Chairman, Irvine Bay Regeneration Company

Over the next decade, working with our funding partners - North Ayrshire Council, Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and the private sector - we will implement a range of strategic interventions that will reverse the economic decline of our five towns and inspire the delivery of quality physical investment.