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East Ayrshire Adopted Local Plan

The Local Plan contains policies and proposals for the future development of housing, industry and other uses of land within East Ayrshire. The Local Plan was adopted on 11 April 2003.

The Local Plan has been prepared in two distinct sections:

The Local Plan Written Statement (Volume 1)
This gives a brief introduction to the Plan and sets the Plan in its strategic context. It also describes the planning context of East Ayrshire under the headings of:
- Working in East Ayrshire
- Living in East Ayrshire
- Transportation
- Environment
The written statement highlights those planning issues addressed in the Plan and details specific policies, proposals and recommendations to address the issues identified.

Settlement Development Opportunities (Volume 2)
Incorporating a series of Local Plan maps, Volume 2 details various development opportunity sites comprising:
- housing sites
- industrial sites; and
- miscellaneous development opportunity sites identified for other uses or a range or mixture of uses.
Volume 2 also provides
- a brief settlement description
- a synopsis of the particular local issues to be addressed; and
- details of each development opportunity site identified.
Volume 2 also links to Local Plan maps on the Council's Online Mapping - GIS

Recent documents associated with the Local Plan
- Monitoring Development Activity
- Spatial Development Options Paper

Alteration to East Ayrshire Local Plan: Finalised Draft
The current version of the Local Plan Alterations including maps, Sustainability Appraisal & Strategic Environmental Assessment

Alteration to East Ayrshire Local Plan: Consultative Draft
The first version of the Local Plan Alterations including maps, Sustainability Appraisal & Strategic Environmental Assessment.

We are interested in your views on the East Ayrshire Local Plan, please use the link below to complete our online survey.

Local Plan User Online Survey

Copies of the plan are also now available for inspection at Local Libraries and also available for purchase from:

Planning & Economic Development
Development & Corporate Support
East Ayrshire Council
6 Croft Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1JB

Telephone:
01563 576790
Fax: 01563 576774
Email: planning@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

View the East Ayrshire Opencast Coal Subject Plan by using the link below.

East Ayrshire Opencast Coal Subject Plan

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