Stirling

Good news really does come in threes for the community campaign dedicated to saving one of Scotland’s most historic homes. 

Families in Stirling are set to benefit from new homes, investment in local education, and upgraded infrastructure after plans for 264 properties in Bannockburn were unanimously approved.

Spades are in the ground at a new housing development site which will deliver much-needed new council housing in St Ninians. Construction is underway on the site at Graystale Road which will deliver 44 housing units for Stirling Council. Previously, the site had been vacant since 2012 and planning p

Stirling Council has secured £1.16 million in capital receipts this financial year (2025-26) as part of its programme to dispose of surplus properties and land. An update to the council’s finance, economy and culture committee highlighted significant progress across a number of key sites

Record investment of over £28.7 million will be made to council housing across the Stirling area after the local authority agreed a 5.8% rent rise for 2026/27. At a special meeting yesterday, approval was given for the rise, increasing the average rent by £5.43 per week over the 48-week

Stirling Council and Barratt and David Wilson Homes are celebrating the start of work at Durieshill – the biggest housing development to have secured detailed planning approval in Scotland. The development will be brought by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, part of Barratt Redrow. The tra

Work to double the capacity of a state-of-the-art learning facility for Stirling’s young people with additional support needs has reached a key milestone. Bluebell House, situated on the grounds of Bannockburn High School, currently offers bespoke accommodation for up to 24 pupils and is fitte

Work has started on Forth Housing Association’s £15 million development of 59 new homes at Main Street in Cowie. Carmichael Homes began work on the development this month, which will deliver 43 houses, 12 flats and 4 wheelchair bungalows in Cowie, near Stirling.

Feedback is being sought on proposed designs for an active travel route along a section of Burghmuir Road, Stirling.

Proposals to increase the supply of affordable housing in the Stirling Council area over the next five years have been approved.

More than £4 million is to be invested in the railway line between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan at the beginning of next year.

Rural Stirling Housing Association has unveiled 11 new homes in the Stirlingshire village of Killearn. The properties represent Rural Stirling Housing Association’s “ambitious and enduring” work to keep on building affordable homes for rent and low cost ownership.

Persimmon Homes’ Brucefields development in Stirling has been crowned Scotland’s safest large construction site, after winning the Best Large Site Award at the Homebuilder Safety Awards 2025. The inaugural national awards ceremony, held in Birmingham, brought together the very best in UK

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro made a personal visit to The National Wallace Monument before deciding to cast the iconic Stirling landmark in his new movie ‘Frankenstein’.

People are being encouraged to have their say in the second stage of a consultation on four proposed active travel routes for the south of Stirling city centre.