Renfrewshire Council

Regeneration and renewal plans

The Howard Street area is one of the eight areas covered by our Housing-led Renewal and Regeneration Programme. You can see a map showing which addresses are covered by the programme below:

Map of the plans for Howard Street area [640KB]

The Howard Street area is centrally located, close to Paisley town centre, and very well connected with good access to services.

The plans for the Howard St area will see improvements to the outside of 18 existing blocks, subject to owner agreement. This will make those homes more energy-efficient. This will in most cases include:

• new roofs, including new roof trims, gutters and rainwater pipes, and the addition of solar panels;
• external wall insulation;
• new close doors, repainted closes, and repairs to stair treads;
• new TV aerials;
• (in some cases) new windows;

There will also be improvements to outdoor and common areas such as closes, back courts, bin stores and recycling facilities.

It has been agreed 11 blocks will be demolished, with potential for the cleared land to be used as a new community open space. The addresses are:

• 8-16 Howard Street
• 35-43 McKerrell Street
• 9 Ladyburn Street

Next steps and timeline

The estimated programme of works is as follows:

• 2024 - 2026 - works to improve existing properties and outdoor areas (as described above)
• 2025 - demolition to start on the blocks listed above.
• 2027 - we expect all work to be complete.

Please note, as this is a long-term project, the timelines could change.

We are working with council tenants in blocks proposed for demolition to help them find another home elsewhere, and with the owners of those properties to help bring them into council ownership.

We want to work with residents on a neighbourhood plan for the area, to capture views on the issues affecting the wider area, what you would like to see changed or improved, and how we and our partners can work together to deliver on that.

If you would like to be involved, please contact the team on the details below.

More info

We appreciate you may have questions over what happens next. Whether you are a tenant or an owner, there are options available. You can read more information on the options in the link below:

Housing Regeneration and Renewal Programme - what it means for residents

If you have any other questions about this programme our team will be happy to answer them. You can contact us on the below:

Email: regeneration.hps@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Phone: Gillian Easdale on 07483 358 111 or Debbie McEniff on 07811 057 636.