3 - Stevenston Local Place Plan
North Ayrshire Council · 28 August 2024
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NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL 28 August 2024 Planning Committee Title: Stevenston Local Place Plan Purpose: To advise Members on the preparation and submission of a Local Place Plan by Stevenston Community Council. Recommendation: It is recommended that the Planning Committee: 1) agrees to the registration of the Local Place Plan for Stevenston submitted by Stevenston Community Council, and 2) notes the requirement to take account of the plan in the preparation of North Ayrshire’s third Local Development Plan (LDP3). 1. Executive Summary 1.1 The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 introduced a new right for communities to produce Local Place Plans (LPPs): community-led plans setting out proposals for the development and use of land and buildings. The aim of LPPs is to enhance engagement in development planning by empowering communities to play a proactive role in defining the future of their places. Planning authorities must take account of registered Local Place Plans when preparing a Local Development Plan. 1.2 Stevenston Community Council submitted a Local Place Plan to the Council on 29 June 2024. Stevenston Community Council meets the definition of a ‘community body’ and it is considered that it has complied with the requirements concerning the form and content of a Local Place Plan; the steps to be taken before submission; and provided the information required by the legislation and regulations. Accordingly, North Ayrshire Council as planning authority should accept the Local Place Plan as valid and proceed to register the plan. 2. Background 2.1 The legislative requirements for the preparation, submission and registration of Local Place Plans are set out in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 and the Town and Country Planning (Local Place Plan) (Scotland) Regulations 2021. Local Place Plans are part of the Scottish Government’s wider work on planning reform and implementation of the 2019 Act, including steps to reduce conflict, improve community engagement and build public trust in planning matters. They offer the opportunity for a community-led,
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collaborative approach to creating great local places. It is vital that local people can engage meaningfully and have a positive influence in the future planning of development in their areas. The aim of LPPs is to significantly enhance engagement in development planning, effectively empowering communities to play a proactive role in defining the future of their places. 2.2 The Act and Regulations set out the minimum requirements for of the preparation, form and content and submission of Local Place Plans. LPPs may be prepared by a ‘Community Body’ defined as a community-controlled body within the definition given in section 19 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 or a community council established in accordance with Part 4 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. LPPs must set out and map proposals as to the development or use of land and have regard to certain documents. Prior to submission the community body preparing the Local Place Plan must prepare an ‘information notice’ for local councillors and relevant community councils and finally should set out the level and nature of community support for the plan. 2.3 Stevenston Community Council approached the Planning Service in March 2021 intimating their intention to submit a Local Place Plan for the area. Support was provided by the Planning Service throughout the preparation of the plan, were requested. Stevenston Community Council submitted a Local Place Plan for Stevenston to the Council on 29 June 2024. Further detail regarding the required ‘information notice’ was provided on 9 August 2024. Stevenston Local Place Plan Proposals 2.4 A copy of the submitted Local Place Plan for Stevenston submitted by the community council is provided at Appendix 1. It is not the role of the planning authority at this point to assess the proposals contained within the LPP for their planning merit or deliverability, however, the Plan’s proposals for the development and use of land are summarised at Appendix 2. The details of the summary have been confirmed with Stevenston Community Council to avoid any misunderstanding and include: • restructuring the town centre core to create more retail infrastructure and civic space; • community green space behind New Street and Boglemart Street, including former gas works; • a meeting place, museum and/or community facilities; • social housing; • protection of former Kerelaw School grounds, Ardeer Peninsula and surrounding farmland. Registration 2.5 When a planning authority receives a Local Place Plan it should acknowledge receipt of the plan and check it whether it is valid. A valid LPP is one which a) has been prepared by a Community Body; b) is a proposal as to the development and use of land; and c) fulfils the legal requirements set out in the 1997 Act and the 2021 Regulations. If these three conditions are met, then the planning authority must accept the Local Place Plan as valid and proceed to register it.
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2.6 The Planning Service proposes to take a ‘light touch’ approach to the interpretation of the legislative requirements and has liaised with Stevenston Community Council to clarify that the submitted LPP meets the requirements of a valid Local Place Plan. It is adjudged that the Local Place Plan for Stevenston submitted by Stevenston Community Council is a valid LPP and should be registered. 2.7 Every planning authority must keep a register of Local Place Plans and make publicly available a map that shows the land to which the Local Place Plans in their register of Local Place Plans relate. When a valid Local Place Plan is submitted by a community body, it must be included in the register and the community body that submitted the plan informed that it has been registered. The register and map must be available for inspection by the public free of charge at all reasonable hours at an office of the planning authority and on a website maintained for that purpose. North Ayrshire’s Register of Local Place Plans is available to view at: Local Place Plans Other Local Place Plans 2.8 On 24 January 2024, Planning Committee agreed to the registration of a Local Place Plan for West Kilbride, Seamill and Portencross submitted by West Kilbride Community Council. Prior to this, in accordance with the legislation, an ‘invitation to prepare a Local Place Plan’ was published on 19 May 2023 and sent directly to community councils and to community groups via locality planning partnerships. Community bodies intending to prepare a Local Place Plan were invited to submit a ‘notice of intention to prepare a Local Place Plan’ by completing an online form. 2.9 In addition to West Kilbride and Stevenston, four other community bodies have indicated an interest or are in the process of preparing a Local Place Plan: Cumbrae, Fairlie and Largs Communities Councils and Skelmorlie Environment Trust. Furthermore, following on from ‘Place Framework’ pilots carried out in Largs, Saltcoats and Kilwinning, the Regeneration team are supporting community bodies in the Garnock Valley to jointly prepare a Local Place Plan. 2.10 The Planning Service will continue to support community bodies seeking to progress a Local Place Plan on an individual basis, as required or requested. This includes providing flexibility around the deadline for submitting a Local Place Plan, which was 30 June 2024. The intention is to allow community bodies the time they require to complete and submit a valid Local Place Plan so that it may be taken into account in the preparation of North Ayrshire’s third local development plan. A revised deadline of the end of November 2024 has been intimated to community bodies that have expressed an intention to prepare a Local Place Plan. This will be reviewed as preparation of the Evidence Report continues. 3. Proposals 3.1 It is recommended that the Planning Committee agrees to the registration of a Local Place Plan for Stevenston submitted by Stevenston Community Council and notes the requirement to take account of the plan in the preparation of North Ayrshire’s third Local Development Plan (LDP3). 4. Implications/Socio-economic Duty Financial
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4.1 None. Human Resources 4.2 None. Legal 4.3 The legislative requirements for the preparation, submission and registration of Local Place Plans are set out in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 and the Town and Country Planning (Local Place Plan) (Scotland) Regulations 2021. Equality/Socio-economic 4.4 The Council is required to take account of registered Local Place Plans in the preparation of North Ayrshire’s third Local Development Plan (LDP3) which will be subject of an equalities impact assessment and assessment on the impact of the plan on children. Environmental and Sustainability 4.5 The Council is required to take account of registered Local Place Plans in the preparation of North Ayrshire’s third Local Development Plan (LDP3) which will be subject of a Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitat Regulations Appraisal. Key Priorities 4.6 Communities and Local Democracy are one of four interlinked and interdependent priorities set out in the Council Plan (2023-28). The preparation of Local Place Plans by community bodies are a means of enabling local communities to be active in the preparation of North Ayrshire’s next Local Development Plan and placemaking approaches. Community Wealth Building 4.7 None. 5. Consultation 5.1 While there is no legal requirement for a Community Body to engage with the wider community in the preparation of a Local Place Plan, it is however required to include a statement setting out its view of the level and nature of support for the Local Place Plan and the basis on which it has reached that view, including a description of any consultation in respect of the proposed plan. 5.2 Section 2 of the submitted Stevenston Local Place Plan describes the community engagement undertaken to ensure the plan reflects the opinions of local people. This primarily consists of three online surveys at various stages of preparing the plan and which cumulatively returned around 400 responses. In the final stage of the consultation, 62 Stevenston residents took part in a survey which presented the plan
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as a whole and measured respondents’ level of agreement with the plan. 82.3% of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed with the plan. The community’s main aspirations for the town focussed on improving the town centre in terms of its open space and retail infrastructure, and protecting the town’s green spaces and built heritage. DAVID W. HAMMOND Executive Director (Communities and Housing) For further information please contact Alistair Gemmell, Strategic Planning Manager, on 01294 324021. Background Papers 0
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Stevenston Local Place Plan Prepared by Stevenston Community Council (2024)
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1. Overview of the town Population Stevenston has a long history of human occupation: it has been settled by humans since the Stone Age, and as a named settlement has existed for around 850 years. The settlement grew rapidly in the 20th century, in part as a result of the large explosives and chemical factories that were located at Ardeer from the 1870s. The current population is around 9000 people and is in sharp decline, declining by around 6% between 2011 and 2021. Deprivation According to Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) data, Stevenston is the second most deprived town in Scotland, after Methil in Fife. Stevenston has a greater percentage of adults with long term, limiting physical or mental health conditions than any other settlement in North Ayrshire, and the lowest percentage of adults with good or very good self-assessed general health. Perhaps as a result of this, the town also has the highest percentage of adults who provide unpaid care. More so than any other population in the county, Stevenstonians perceive local crime as getting worse. Business The ONS Business Register & Employment Survey reported that 3195 jobs were located in the town in 2022, more jobs per head of population than any other North Ayrshire settlement apart from Irvine. Most of these jobs are located in the town’s industrial estates and retail park. Few of the jobs are located in the town centre. The town centre has relatively few shops - fewer shops per head than any other town in the county. In part, this is the result of the demolition of much of the town centre’s retail infrastructure in the second half of the 20th century. Community facilities Stevenston has four primary schools, a secondary school and an additional support needs school, a library, two community centres, a medical centre, and a care home. In recent years the decision was made to effectively move the town’s swimming pool to Ardorssan, and most of the town’s main playingfields have recently been lost to development. However, the town’s leisure centre still has a gym and an ice rink, and a smaller set of playingfields are located at the eastern edge of the town. Natural environment The town has several green spaces, including two Local Nature Reserves. Several green spaces - Ardeer Quarry, Auchenharvie, Kerelaw, Stevenston Beach, and the Ardeer Peninsula - have formal path networks that provide visitors with a variety of walking routes. Green space accessibility has significantly declined in recent years, with most of the town’s largest green space, the Ardeer Peninsula, being fenced-off from the public by one of the landowners. The town suffers from an ongoing reduction in quality and area of green space. For example, the Ardeer Peninsula has suffered from large- scale habitat destruction in the form of woodland clearance and commercial sand dune removal, and farmland between the towns has gradually been lost to built development. A map of Stevenston, with the area covered by this Local Place Plan outlined in blue. Most of the Ardeer housing estate is in the bottom decile of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. Chemring is one of several large employers in the town, currently employing 320 people. Much of the Stevenston’s green space has been lost to development such as sand extraction.
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2. Community Engagement To ensure that the Local Place Plan reflects the opinions of local people, as free as possible from the biases of the creators of the plan, a data-driven, bottom-up approach was taken to create the plan. First, via a series of online surveys advertised over the town’s community Facebook pages, community members generated ideas for how land in the town should be used. Over 200 responses were collected in this phase of the consultation. Next, these ideas were then collated and, with duplicates removed, this collated list was presented in a new community survey in which respondents rated each idea in terms of how much they agreed with it. 140 Stevenston residents took part in this online survey, which was run using the Qualtrics online survey platform and advertised on the Stevenston Community Council Facebook page, the Stevenston Ayrshire Now and Then Facebook page and in the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald. In the final stage of the consultation, 62 Stevenston residents took part in a Qualtrics survey advertised via the Stevenston Community Council Facebook page. This survey presented the plan as a whole (the plan being composed of the land use ideas that were agreed with by the majority of respondents in the previous survey) and measured respondents’ level of agreement with the plan. 82.3% of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed with the plan, 9.6% disagreed or strongly disagreed, 8.1% neither agreed nor disagreed. In addition to asking questions about land use aspirations, the survey also asked the community to generate and, in a second survey, rate what aspects of Stevenston contribute most to their wellbeing and quality of life. Similar to the land use element of the survey, the output of this element of the survey was a collated list of community-generated, community-rated factors influencing quality of life. Summary of findings The community’s main aspirations for the town focussed on radically improving the town centre in terms of its open space and retail infrastructure, and protecting the town’s green spaces and built heritage. In terms of the factors influencing wellbeing and quality of life, the community rated ‘open countryside all around’ and ‘clean streets’ joint top, with ‘Beach’ and ‘other green spaces (e.g. Rec/Ardeer Quarry, Ardeer Peninsula, Kerelaw)’ following just behind. The other items rated above the midpoint of the rating scale were 'Good transport links', 'Dentist, doctors surgery and chemist all in one place', 'The townspeople', 'Local shops', 'Auchenharvie Leisure Centre', and 'Jet/Ardeer Services petrol station'. The wellbeing results mirror those of the land use element of the survey, with green spaces and central amenities emerging as the most important items in each. The town’s countryside emerged as the most important contributor to wellbeing and quality of life. The beach and other greenspaces are important factors influencing local wellbeing and quality of life. Fundamental structural improvement to the town centre is one of the community’s top priorities. Of central importance to the community is the protection of the towns natural and built heritage.
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3. The Plan The land use ideas generated and supported by the community are grouped below into two main categories: ‘The town centre’ and ‘Open space’. These two categories also align with the two main categories of formal feedback that Stevenstonian respondents had in respect of the 2009 Stevenston Regeneration Plan by Irvine Bay Urban Regeneration Company, the main pre-community council structured survey of residents aspirations for the town: the town centre needs a drastic approach to regeneration, and the development of open spaces should be restricted. The town centre The layout of the core of the town centre, outlined in red on the right, was not designed, but rather evolved over several decades as various developments found a home there after the demolition of much of the town centre in the 1970s. This piecemeal evolution has resulted in a poorly organsied town centre lacking civic space and many shops. The general opinion among community members is that there is a need for fundamental structural change to the town centre. In particular, there is a need for restructuring of the town centre to provide more retail infrastructure and create a greater sense of place. This restructuring might necessitate, for example, demolishing one or two buildings and replacing them with a town square fringed with new shops. A significant area of the town centre has been abandoned for decades (see area outlined in red in the bottom right image). The large area of brownfield green space behind New Street and Bogelmart Street, which includes the former gas works site, is largely inaccessible to the public owing to a combination of fencing and dense scrub. To increase both public benefit and footfall in the town centre, this area should be brought into use as a community green space or car park. Green space options include community growing space and/or new green routes to and from the town centre. Similarly, the Debra building, which occupies a prime position in the town, should be repurposed as a meeting place/ museum/ community facilities, and its car park should be reopened for town centre users to mitigate the shortfall of parking provision in the town centre. The former Rankins pub, which sits at the edge of the town centre, has been empty and in a poor state of repair for many years. The most popular opinion among community members is that this building be demolished and the site used for the creation of new Council housing. The core of the town centre does not have the retail infrastructure to support many shops. Almost a hectare of unused green space is located at the edge of the town centre. The town centre is well used and regarded as being of central importance by the community. A consistent theme in public consultations is the need for fundamental structural change in the town centre.
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3. The Plan (cont.) Open space In the community survey results, Stevenston’s countryside emerged as the most important contributor to wellbeing and quality of life. The green spaces in and around the town are not just of central importance for community health and wellbeing, they are also strategically important for economic growth. For example, in their 2009 regeneration plan for the town, the area’s former urban regeneration company suggested that capitalising on Stevenston’s green spaces was key to regeneration: enhancing and promoting the town’s natural and other green spaces would lead to ‘the best talent’ choosing to move to the town, bringing with them the skills and wealth needed to regenerate the town from the bottom-up. Furthermore, the urban regeneration company mirrored the sentiments of the community in their belief that, collectively, the town’s wild spaces are also important for attempts to enhance tourism in the local area. Because of the social, economic and environmental importance of the town’s green spaces, the community’s opinion is that no more wild green spaces should be developed. For example, the green space at the former Kerelaw school grounds should not be developed, nor should the wild greenspace on the Ardeer Peninsula. Indeed, the community would like the Ardeer Peninsula designated a National Nature Reserve (NNR) or similar, for the benefit of local people, the wider tourist economy and the environment. Similarly, no further farmland surrounding the town should be lost to built development. Anger over loss of countryside around the town to urban sprawl has been a consistent theme of Stevenstonian responses to public consultations over the years, including Council- run consultations. Over 800 new homes will be constructed over the next decade between two large housing developments at Mayfield Farm, which is just within the western boundary of the town, and West Byrehill Industrial Estate, which is just beyond the eastern boundary of the town. The huge amount of housing to be built within the next few years coupled with the projected fall in occupied households in the local area means that further loss of countryside to housing is unnecessary as well as undesirable. Much of the greenspace around Stevenston is privately owned and largely inaccessible to the community. Some of this green space should be taken into public or community ownership to be managed for the benefit of the community and the environment. Much of the town’s historic built heritage has been lost in recent decades, including much of the urban landscape of the town centre and much of the industrial heritage on the Ardeer Peninsula. The historic built heritage that remains should be preserved better rather than demolished or left to fall into ruin. For many years, the community have campaigned for Kerelaw to be protected as green space. The community want the nationally important dunes, heaths and forest on the Ardeer Peninsula protected from further development. The Ardeer Peninsula’s Black Powder Forest is the largest area of wild woodland in the county and a popular recreation spot. Almost 400 new homes are being constructed by Persimmon at the eastern edge of Stevenston.
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4. Statement regarding the LPP’s fit with LDP2, NPF4 and the Three Towns Locality priorities The Local Place Plan presented here aligns with National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), North Ayrshire Council Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2) and the Three Towns locality priorities. LDP2 promotes town centre‐first development to enhance economic and social vitality. The LPP's focus on restructuring the town centre, including creating new retail space and civic space, supports LDP2’s emphasis on town centre revitalisation. The enhancement of the town centre also aligns with the Three towns locality priority of promoting the local economy and tourism. The LPP suggests using a prominent abandoned site at the edge of the town centre for new council housing and regenerating the extensive vacant land behind the town centre, which aligns with LDP2's strategy to regenerate vacant and derelict land and support new housing developments, particularly affordable and council housing. It also aligns with NPF4’s focus on sustainable land use and regeneration of underutilised land, and directives to address housing needs efficiently. The LPP’s emphasis on preserving existing green spaces and establishing new community green spaces corresponds with LDP2's policies on protecting green infrastructure and enhancing public access to natural areas, aligns with NPF4’s focus on environmental conservation, and fits with the Three Towns locality priorities of improving community wellbeing, promoting the local economy and tourism, and increasing civic pride and community engagement. The LPP also exemplifies NPF4’s strategic approach to land use, which seeks to balance environmental, social, and economic factors. On the Ardeer Peninsula, for example, the LPP takes a balanced approach to development, suggesting the active industrial areas, such as Stevenston Industrial Estate and Chemring’s extensive landholding, rather than the nationally important habitats, are used for further development. Similarly, the LPP seeks a balance between housing development and community and environmental goals. It would not represent balance to destroy further wild habitats and green spaces, such as Kerelaw and other countryside between the towns, when there is a surplus of potential new housing sites and a total of over 800 houses being built in two estates at the east and west border of the town. Enhancing both vacant town center green spaces and other green spaces in the town and establishing the Ardeer Peninsula as a National Nature Reserve are initiatives that support community wellbeing through improved access to natural areas, aligning with NPF4’s emphasis on blue and green infrastructure and the Three Towns locality priority of improving community wellbeing. Overall, the LPP largely supports local priorities and aligns with the directives of NPF4 and LDP2, particularly in fostering a greener, more vibrant community and enhancing local economic and cultural assets.
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5. Proposed amendments to the LDP and their justification The former Kerelaw School grounds LDP2 has allocated some of the former Keelaw School grounds for housing - in particular, the biodiverse, flower-rich brownfield areas - whereas the LPP suggests the entirety of the site be classified as open space or countryside in LDP3. Consultation for the LPP revealed that the vast majority of residents do not want further green spaces developed in and around the town. Moreover, specific consultation with the community on the former Kerelaw School grounds has illustrated a strong desire to see the site protected from development. In one recent online survey, the vast majority of respondents indicated that they want Kerelaw to remain as publicly accessible green space rather than be used for housing. A selection of comments made in the consultation, which illustrate community sentiment, are reproduced below: - 'It’s a beautiful area and popular with the locals being so closely located to the existing housing areas.' - 'My family walk and exercise in this green space. Lots of wildlife in the area for us to explore and enjoy. Would be a great loss to the local community if sold for a development.' - 'As most of the green belt areas around the town have been developed, it would be nice to keep some green space for leisure purposes.' - 'Many people use this green space whether it be walking, mountain biking, kids exploring and building dens. Highly against new houses being built in areas like this! These places need kept!' - 'I have always walked here since I was a child and would be sad, if future generations were not able to walk here.' - 'It’s the only accessible green space in the area. Well used by the local community.' - 'Great place to walk your dog safely off lead and for children to play and explore and learn about nature. It’s home to many wild animals and should be kept as a green space for them more than anyone else.' - 'It's a nice walk to take the kids and dogs up there. See the rabbits and deer.' - 'Currently used by dog walkers, horse riders and general public walking in a quiet area of countryside and should remain as too many houses leaving little to no greenspace for outdoor activities that keep people fit and healthy.' Further illustrating the importance to the community of leaving the former Kerelaw School grounds undeveloped, over the past 5 years two separate community organisations have been created with a view to buying the former Kerelaw School grounds in order to protect them for community use. In addition to the social benefits brought by the former school grounds, the site has significant biodiversity value. In the Council’s most recent LNCS review, the site met the threshold of environmental and social importance to be declared an LNCS. Because the former Kerelaw School grounds is a biodiverse, well-loved and well-used green space abutting a deprived housing estate, the community think it would be both highly unreasonable and highly damaging to the community and environment to allocate it for development in LDP3. Instead, this 17 hectare site should be recognised as an important piece of wild green space and classed in its entirety as open space or countryside. The Ardeer Peninsula LDP2 allocates large areas of the Ardeer Peninsula’s wild land - including North Ayrshire’s largest area of wild woodland, the Black Powder Forest - for business and industry, whereas the LPP suggests that the Ardeer Peninsula’s wild areas be kept as green space and so allocated as open space in LDP3 (see Appendix 1). There are three main reasons why the community has a desire to protect the Ardeer Peninsula’s green spaces. First, the Peninsula’s wild habitats are of national importance: its biodiversity interest is of SSSI quality. Indeed, the site supports several species not recorded anywhere else in Scotland. Second, as the largest green space in the town, the site also has significant social importance, being well used by the community for recreation. Third, the community is of the opinion that the most sustainable way to develop the Ardeer Peninsula is to protect and enhance it as a National Nature Reserve or similar for the benefit of local people, the tourist economy and biodiversity.
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Appendix 1: Proposed land to be zoned as open space on the Ardeer Peninsula We propose that zone 1, the central zone outlined in red, should be classified in LDP3 as suitable for business and industry; we propose that zone 2, the wider, green area of the Ardeer Peninsula, be classified as open space.
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Summary of Local Place Plan Proposals Local Place Plan: Stevenston Submitted by: Stevenston Community Council Submission Date: 29 June 2024 Registration Date: Proposals for the development and/or use of specific land and/or buildings: Ref Proposal Location 1 Restructuring of town centre core to create more retail infrastructure and civic space Boglemart Street, New Street and Afton Road 2 Community green space (e.g. growing space, green route to/from town centre), car park Land behind New Street and Boglemart Street, including former gas works 3 Meeting Place/museum/community facilities 9 Fullerton Place (former debra building) 4 Social housing 9-13 Townhead Street (Rankins building) 5 Retain as green open space/countryside Former Kerelaw School grounds 6 Designation as open space in LDP3, creation of National Nature Reserve. Ardeer Peninsula 7 Retain as countryside Surrounding farmland (not specified)
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© Crown copyright and database rights 2024, OS Licence Number AC0000825715. You are permitted to use this data solely to enable you respond to, or interact with, the organisation that provided you with the data. You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in any form. Inset 1 Inset 1 Stevenston Local Place Plan Proposals Map Legend Local Place Plan Boundary Restructure Town Centre Core Community Green Space/car parking Meeting Place/museum/community facilities Social Housing Retain as open space/countryside Designate as open space in LDP3/creation of National Nature Reserve Clasify as Business and Industry