Powharnal Opencast Grasswater Opencast Coal Site Access Road Cronberry East Ayrshire KA18 3NA

1. 4 Sep 2024

   Received by East Ayrshire

2. 1 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Prior approval not required

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

East Ayrshire granted permission on 1 October 2024, 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Powharnal Opencast Grasswater Opencast Coal Site Access Road Cronberry Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3NA

  07/0106/FL Submitted 31 Jan 2007 50 yards away

  Erection Of 1KV Wind Turbine On Site Office

  Granted Full applications

• Powharnal Opencast Grasswater Opencast Coal Site Access Road Cronberry Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3NA

  17/1053/PP Submitted 14 Nov 2017 50 yards away

  Application under Section 42 to remove Condition 45 of Planning Permission reference 17/0149/PP To Permit Land Engineering Works Within Area To be Used as a Waste Facility (Inert)

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• Powharnal Opencast Grasswater Opencast Coal Site Access Road Cronberry Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3NA

  99/0761/FL Submitted 1 Jan 2002 50 yards away

  Proposed Extraction Of Coal By Opencast Methods Utilising Existing Site Infrastructure At Gasswater Occs

  Granted Full applications

• Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

  11/0487/AMCPP Submitted 3 Jun 2011 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 3 (ground water monitoring plan), Condition 4 (Pollution Prevention and Incident Plan) and Condition 5 (Surface water management and monitoring plan) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

  11/0484/AMCPP Submitted 3 Jun 2011 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 8 (restoration programme) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

  Decided Conditions 2 docs

• Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

  11/0482/AMCPP Submitted 3 Jun 2011 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 10 (Waste Management Plan) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• 26/0497/PN Awaiting decision

  Muirhouse Farm U16 Gatehead - Thorntoun From B7081 To A759 At Gatehead Gatehead East Ayrshire KA2 0BT

  Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/0488/PN Awaiting decision

  6-13 Richmond Terrace Cumnock KA18 1DN

  Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/0317/PN Granted

  William Bruce And Sons Watston Farm Dumfries Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4PQ

  Prior Notification for the formation of an access track

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/0472/PN Awaiting decision

  Hillhouse Newmilns KA16 9LS

  Prior Notification for farm-related Building Works (Non-residential)

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/0309/PN Granted

  Bowhouse Farm Bowhouse Farm Access Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 4BS

  Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works - formation of a private way.

  Received 24 Jun, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Prior approval