251029 Planning Minute
North Ayrshire Council · 28 January 2026
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Planning Committee 29 October 2025 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, Cameron Inglis, Scott Davidson, Stewart Ferguson, and Ronnie Stalker. Present (Remote Participation) Amanda Kerr, Margaret Johnson, Davina McTiernan, and Jim Montgomerie. In Attendance A. Finlayson, Chief Planning Officer; and J. Glacken, Planning Officer (Planning) (Communities and Housing); R. Lynch, Senior Manager; C. Leslie, Solicitor (Legal); S. Wilson, Committee Services Officer; and C. Cheung, Digital, Media & Marketing Analyst (Communications) (Democratic Services) (Corporate Services). Chair Councillor Foster in the Chair. Apologies Ian Murdoch. 1. Declarations of Interest In terms of Standing Order 11 and Section 5 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors, Councillor Kerr declared an interest in agenda item 4 – Grouping of Trees Located at the Former Seafield School, Eglinton Road, Ardrossan, as a Trustee and Treasurer of the Ardrossan Community Sports Hub based within Seafield School. 2. Minutes The Minutes of the Meeting held on 27 August 2025 were confirmed and signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 3. Garnock Valley Local Place Plan Submitted a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Housing) advising Members on the preparation and submission of a Local Place Plan attached at Appendix 1 to the report by the Garnock Valley Local Place Plan Working Group. Officers responded to Members’ questions and the Committee (a) agreed to the registration of the Local Place Plan for Garnock Valley submitted by the Garnock Valley Working Group, and (b) noted the requirement to take account of the plan in the preparation of North Ayrshire’s third Local Development Plan (LDP3).
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4. Grouping of Trees Located at The Former Seafield School, Eglinton Road, Ardrossan Submitted a report by the Chief Planning Officer advising of the confirmation of a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) for a group of trees located at the former Seafield School, Eglinton Road, Ardrossan. The Tree Preservation Order (TPO) was attached at Appendix 1 to the report. Councillor Kerr, having declared an interest, took no part in the deliberation of this item. Officers responded to Members’ questions and the Committee agreed the modified Tree Preservation Order (TPO) under Section 160 1997 Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act in the interests of protecting public amenity. 5. 25/00399/PP : Wardlaw Wood Windfarm, Dalry Submitted a report by the Chief Planning Officer under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 seeking permission to amend condition 1 of planning permission N/02/00906/PP to extend the operational life of Dalry Community Wind Farm until October 2038. Councillor Foster, Chair, advised that the applicant had withdrawn this application from consideration. 6. Planning appeal: CCG Homes, Nethermains, Kilwinning Submitted a report by the Chief Planning Officer advising on the decision taken by Scottish Ministers following an appeal by CCG Homes against the refusal of North Ayrshire Council to grant planning permission for 113 dwellinghouses on land at Nethermains, Kilwinning. Officers responded to Members’ questions and the Committee agreed to note the decision of Scottish Ministers. 7. Urgent Items There were no urgent items. The meeting ended at 2.30 p.m. The full meeting proceedings can be viewed at https://north-ayrshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home