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Kelloholm Housing, Artist’s Impression The Borderlands Partnership Board has approved £620,247 of Scottish Government investment through the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal for a community-led housing development in Kelloholm. This is the first Place Programme project in Scotland to receive approval under the Deal, marking an important milestone in the programme’s work to revitalise towns into vibrant, sustainable economic and social hubs with £20 million invested across th

Due to no items requiring decisions in this meeting, the Borderlands Partnership Board meeting on the 28th May has been postponed. The items previously scheduled for decision in this meeting will be brought to future meetings of the Partnership Board. The next meeting will now be on the 24th June 2026 with papers published a week in advance.

Strong progress is being made delivering the £452m Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal. At the meeting of the 11th March, the Partnership Board heard about the latest position and made key decisions including: Approving three Borderlands Town Investment Plans for Hawick, Jedburgh and Galashiels. These are important milestones in the Place Programme and set out the proposed projects to be brought forward as individual applications to deliver the ambition set out in the respecti

The next meeting of the Borderlands Partnership Board will be held online on Wednesday 11th March.