260422 Planning Minute
North Ayrshire Council · 26 August 2026
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Planning Committee 22 April 2026 At a Meeting of the Planning Committee of North Ayrshire Council at 2.00 p.m. involving a combination of participation by remote electronic means and physical attendance within the Council Chambers, Irvine. Present (Physical Participation) Robert Foster, Stewart Ferguson, and Ronnie Stalker. Present (Remote Participation) Scott Davidson, Margaret Johnson, Davina McTiernan, Jim Montgomerie and Ian Murdoch. In Attendance A. Finlayson, Chief Planning Officer (Communities and Housing); R. Lynch, Senior Manager; C. Leslie, Solicitor (Legal); S. Wilson, Committee Services Officer; L. Jolly, Communications Officer; and E. Reid, Marketing & Digital Assistant (Communications) (Democratic Services) (Corporate Services). Chair Councillor Foster in the Chair. Apologies Cameron Inglis. 1. Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest by Members in terms of Standing Order 11 and Section 5 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors. 2. Minutes The Minutes of the Meeting held on 18 March 2026 were confirmed and signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 3. 26/00168/PP : Dundonald Links, Ayr Road, Irvine Submitted a report by the Chief Planning Officer under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 seeking permission to vary condition 15 of planning permission 19/00748/PPM to enable 34 of the consented holiday lodges to be available for sale (rather than rental). Officers responded to a Member’s questions and the Committee unanimously agreed to approve planning permission subject to the following conditions: 1. That, prior to the commencement of phase 2 of the development, an appendix to the transport statement (as submitted with planning application ref. 19/00748/PPM) shall be prepared to consider the need for a ghost island right turn lane on Ayr Road at the main site access and submitted for the written approval of North Ayrshire Council as Planning Authority. The scope of the
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transport statement shall be agreed in writing with the planning authority beforehand. In the event that a ghost island right turn lane on Ayr Road is required, the facility shall be provided prior to the completion of phase 2 of the development to the satisfaction of North Ayrshire Council as Planning Authority, or, with the mutual agreement of both parties, by an earlier date as may be deemed necessary in the interests of the safe and efficient movement of traffic on Ayr Road. 2. That the development hereby approved shall be implemented in accordance with the plans, drawings and specifications associated with planning permission ref. 19/00748/PPM to the satisfaction of North Ayrshire Council as Planning Authority. 3. That the occupation of the lodges hereby approved shall be limited to persons visiting Dundonald Links for holiday purposes only. In relation to the 90 letting lodges, the maximum letting period to any individual or group shall be limited to 30 days and shall not be re-let to the same persons) for consecutive periods or for more than 30 days in any 12 month period. In relation to the 34 lodges which are available for sale, the site operator must maintain a register of occupiers for each year, which is available at any time for viewing by the Planning Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the lodges shall be occupied as a permanent residence. 4. National Planning Improvement Plan (NPIF) Submitted a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Housing) advising of the completion and publicising of the Planning service’s National Planning Improvement Framework (NPIF) attached at Appendix 1 to the report. The Committee agreed to note (a) the completion of the National Planning Improvement Framework (NPIF), attached at Appendix 1 to the report, in respect of regulatory requirements; and (b) to incorporate and publicise the NPIF in future service delivery and community engagement. 5. Urgent Items There were no urgent items. The meeting ended at 2.25 p.m. The full meeting proceedings can be viewed at https://north-ayrshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home