260128 Planning Minute
North Ayrshire Council · 18 March 2026
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Planning Committee 28 January 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, Cameron Inglis, 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; and I. Davies, Senior Development Management Officer (Planning) (Communities and Housing); R. Lynch, Senior Manager; C. Leslie, Solicitor (Legal); S. Wilson, Committee Services Officer; and L. Jolly, Communications Officer (Communications) (Democratic Services) (Corporate Services). Chair Councillor Foster in the Chair. Apologies Amanda Kerr. 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 29 October 2025 were confirmed and signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 3. 25/00508/PP : Clauchlands House, Clauchlands Road, Lamlash Submitted a report by the Chief Planning Officer under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 seeking permission to remove agricultural occupancy restriction under condition 1 of dwelling house granted under planning permission 01/00666/PP. The Committee unanimously agreed to approve planning permission.
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4. 25/00445/PP : Unit 4 Douglas Centre, Alma Road, Brodick, KA27 8AJ Submitted a report by the Chief Planning Officer seeking permission for removal of occupancy condition on upper flat applied under previous planning permission 10/00449/PP and change of use of ground floor retail unit to form additional residential flat. The Committee unanimously agreed to approve planning permission. 5. 24/00553/PPM : Montfode Oil Storage Depot, Ardrossan Submitted a report by the Chief Planning Officer seeking permission for the erection of 160 holiday chalets with facilities hub including access, landscaping, open space and associated works. Officers responded to Members’ questions and Councillor Davidson, seconded by Councillor Stalker proposed that the application be refused based on the reasons outlined within the report. Accordingly, the Committee unanimously agreed to refuse planning permission. 6. Urgent Items There were no urgent items. The meeting ended at 2.55 p.m. The full meeting proceedings can be viewed at https://north-ayrshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home