The Great Harbour is the programme to develop the Irvine Harbourside area as a great place to live, work, play and visit.

It includes the implementation of the ‘Maritime Mile’ investment allocated through the Ayrshire Growth Deal which will regenerate the Harbourside and Beach Park, maximising the location’s incredible natural and cultural highlights to position it an popular tourism destination for visitors and the local community to enjoy.

This will see a huge change in the number of visitors attracted to the area and improvements in placemaking. Proposals for the programme, were first shared with the local community in 2023, and construction on Phase 1 at the Beach Park area began in 2025 with Phase 2 along the Harbourside set to commence in 2027.

The Ayrshire Growth Deal investment will encourage further commercial investment opportunities in the residential and commercial leisure sectors on Council land allocated for development within the adopted Local Development Plan (LDP).

To discuss investment opportunities please get in touch.