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Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

Granted East Ayrshire CD/95/0254/MIN Cumnock & Doon Mineral

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

Proposal

Extraction of coal by opencast methods with restoration to wildlife and conservation uses, agriculture and forestry

As published by the council, reference CD/95/0254/MIN

Application record

Reference
CD/95/0254/MIN
Type
Cumnock & Doon Mineral
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
Received
1 Jan 2002
Validated
1 Jan 2002
Decided
13 Mar 1997
Ward
Cumnock And New Cumnock
Decision by
Planning Committee
Postcode
KA18 2RF

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Ayrshire register

This site has had 11 applications since 2002: 10 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/0082/S75 Granted

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    Section 75A Application to Discharge Planning Agreement (1998)

    Decided 13 May 2021 Conditions
  • 21/0033/S75 Granted

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    Partial discharge of planning obligation (restoration guarantee) of Section 75 Agreement of Planning Consent No. 00/0685/FL

    Decided 23 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • 20/0702/S75 Granted

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    Partial discharge of planning obligation (restoration guarantee) of Section 75 Agreement of Planning Consent No. 97/0596/FL

    Decided 23 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • 20/0704/S75 Granted

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    Partial discharge of planning obligation (restoration guarantee) of Section 75 Agreement of Planning Consent No. 98/0407/FL

    Decided 23 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • 20/0706/S75 Granted

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    Partial discharge of planning obligation (restoration guarantee) of Section 75 Agreement of Planning Consent No. 08/0752/FL

    Decided 23 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • 20/0703/S75 Granted

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    Partial discharge of planning obligation (restoration guarantee) of Section 75 Agreement of Planning Consent No. CD/95/0254/MIN

    Decided 23 Jul 2021 Conditions
  • 09/0671/AMCPP Decided

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    Submission of final construction management plan for approval required by Condition 7 of Planning Consent 08/0752/FL

    Decided 18 Jun 2014 Conditions
  • 09/0526/PP Granted

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    Extension of extraction area within the current permitted site boundary

    Decided 26 Feb 2010 Full applications
  • 09/0150/EB Granted

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    11KV Overhead Line Diversion

    Decided 28 May 2009 Other
  • 08/0752/FL Granted

    Skares Road Opencast Skares Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RF

    Extension of existing surface mine and retention of existing site infrastructure, plant and buildings for duration of extended operations

    Decided 7 Aug 2009 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Mar 1997

    Decision issued: Approved with Conditions

  2. 1 Jan 2002

    Received by East Ayrshire

  3. 18 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this grant of permission means

East Ayrshire granted permission on 13 March 1997, 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.

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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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