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Dark Sky Observatory Ayr Road Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7PZ

Granted East Ayrshire 16/0992/AMCPP Appr of Matters Specified in Cond (PP)

Relates to 16/0782/PP

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 1 (External Materials) of Planning Consent 16/0782/PP.

As published by the council, reference 16/0992/AMCPP

Application record

Reference
16/0992/AMCPP
Type
Appr of Matters Specified in Cond (PP)
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
20 Dec 2016
Validated
20 Dec 2016
Decided
19 Jan 2017
Ward
Doon Valley
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
KA6 7PZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Ayrshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2010: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 17/0011/NMV Granted

    Dark Sky Observatory Ayr Road Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7PZ

    Entrance door location revised; biomass boiler flue added; fire fighting water tank added to car park area of planning consent 16/0782/PP.

    Decided 15 Mar 2017 Amendments
  • 16/0782/PP Granted

    Dark Sky Observatory Ayr Road Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7PZ

    Extension to the existing Observatory Building to provide a planetarium with exhibition / shop and associated toilet facilities.

    Decided 22 Nov 2016 Full applications
  • 10/0569/PP Granted

    Dark Sky Observatory Ayr Road Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7PZ

    Construction of a new, public astronomical observatory facility, including telescope enclosures, a general purpose activity/lecture space, control rooms, kitchen, stores and toilet, and associated access track road with vehicle parking and manouvering areas.

    Decided 7 Oct 2010 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2016

    Received by East Ayrshire

  2. 19 Jan 2017

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 16/0782/PP Granted

    Dark Sky Observatory Ayr Road Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7PZ

    Extension to the existing Observatory Building to provide a planetarium with exhibition / shop and associated toilet facilities.

    Decided 22 Nov 2016 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Ayrshire granted permission on 19 January 2017, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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