Dumfries and Galloway Council has reported major capital investment across the region during 2025/26, with £74.005 million spent on agreed projects and programmes designed to improve places, support services and benefit communities across Dumfries and Galloway.
The final Capital Investment Strategy outturn for 2025/26, considered by the Enabling and Customer Services Committee today (Tuesday 16 June), shows that 93.1% of the agreed funding available for the year was utilised.
The report highlights this as a significant level of investment across Dumfries and Galloway and reflects the scale of the council’s current capital programme – including a wide range of major projects supporting improvements for residents and communities.
It also confirms that further committed funding will be carried forward into the next financial year to support the continued progression of agreed projects and avoid any adverse impact on the 2026/27 programme.
Councillor John Campbell, Chair of Dumfries and Galloway Council's Enabling and Customer Services Committee, said:
“This outturn reflects a very substantial level of investment by the council and shows the scale of work being progressed across Dumfries and Galloway.
“Capital investment is not just about figures on a page. It is about supporting communities, maintaining momentum on important projects and making sure the council continues to invest in the buildings, infrastructure, systems and local assets that people rely on.
“It is also important that committed funding can continue to follow projects into the next stage of delivery where required. That helps ensure progress is maintained and that investment already approved by members can be taken forward in a planned and responsible way.”
Councillor Ben Dashper, Vice-Chair, added:
“What matters to communities is seeing that investment is continuing across Dumfries and Galloway and that agreed projects are still moving forward.
“This report shows that the council is continuing to invest at scale and that committed funding is being kept in place to support delivery over the year ahead.
“That region-wide picture is important, because strong capital investment underpins services, supports local places and helps give confidence that agreed investment is continuing.”
As part of the report, members agreed the recommendation from the Economy and Infrastructure Committee that the remaining capital funding available at the end of 2025/26 should be carried forward within the respective projects and asset classes to support progression of projects over the upcoming period.