Planning application
Land At Purroch Farm Mauchline Road Hurlford East Ayrshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Data centre complex including data halls, substation, new road access, balancing pond, security, associated development, landscaping, new trees, wildflower meadow (major application)
As published by the council, reference 25/0008/PREAPP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0008/PREAPP
- Type
- Pre-Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 25 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Ballochmyle
- Parish
- Hurlford And Crookedholm
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KA1 5JJ
Comment by 10 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Ayrshire's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by East Ayrshire
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25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- Updated application form
- Decision letter
- Location plan
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Ayrshire granted permission on 25 November 2025, 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 outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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