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Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

Granted North Ayrshire 22/00133/PPPM Planning in Principle (Major)

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

Proposal

Planning permission in principle for the erection of a high voltage cable manufacturing facility, including detailed planning permission for the construction of a 185m high extrusion tower with associated factories, research and testing laboratories, offices with associated stores, transport, access, parking and landscaping with on-site generation and electrical infrastructure and cable delivery system

As published by the council, reference 22/00133/PPPM

Application record

Reference
22/00133/PPPM
Type
Planning in Principle (Major)
Status
Approved subject to Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approved subject to Conditions
Received
18 Feb 2022
Validated
25 Feb 2022
Decided
29 Jun 2022
Ward
North Coast
Parish
Fairlie Community Council
Decision by
Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Ayrshire register

This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00744/PP Granted

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    Development and operation of a grid stability facility

    Decided 4 Dec 2023 Full applications
  • 23/00131/PP Granted

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    Variation of condition 11 of planning permission N/22/00133/PPPM relating to the construction of a high voltage sub-sea cable manufacturing facility

    Decided 24 May 2023 Full applications
  • 23/00070/PP Granted

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    Variation of conditions 9 and 18 of planning permission N/22/00133/PPPM relating to the construction of a high voltage sub-sea cable manufacturing facility

    Decided 23 Mar 2023 Full applications
  • 22/00759/PP Withdrawn

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    Variation of conditions 11 and 12 of planning permission N/22/00133/PPPM relating to the construction of a high voltage sub-sea cable manufacturing facility

    Decided 22 Feb 2023 Full applications
  • 22/00712/MSCM Granted

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    Submission of details pertaining to pre-commencement conditions relating to erection of a high voltage cable manufacturing facility

    Decided 24 May 2023 Conditions
  • 21/00480/EIA Decided

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    EIA screening request for proposed synchronous compensator

    Decided 1 Jun 2021 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2022

    Received by North Ayrshire

  2. 25 Feb 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jun 2022

    Decision issued: Approved subject to Conditions

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 23/00131/PP Granted

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    Variation of condition 11 of planning permission N/22/00133/PPPM relating to the construction of a high voltage sub-sea cable manufacturing facility

    Decided 24 May 2023 Full applications
  • 23/00070/PP Granted

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    Variation of conditions 9 and 18 of planning permission N/22/00133/PPPM relating to the construction of a high voltage sub-sea cable manufacturing facility

    Decided 23 Mar 2023 Full applications
  • 22/00759/PP Withdrawn

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    Variation of conditions 11 and 12 of planning permission N/22/00133/PPPM relating to the construction of a high voltage sub-sea cable manufacturing facility

    Decided 22 Feb 2023 Full applications

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

RPS Group Fao Jim Bailey Agent

4 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

114 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice Decision · 29 Jun 2022
  • Photomontage - viewpoints Other · 23 Jun 2022
  • Proposed elevations Approved Drawing · 17 Jun 2022
  • Environmental health response Consultation Response · 27 May 2022
  • Xlcc hunterston shadow study Other · 24 May 2022
  • Ecology and nature conservation (part 2) technical appendix Report · 19 May 2022
  • Eiar - noise addendum Report · 18 May 2022
  • Baa response Consultation Response · 28 Apr 2022
  • Sepa response Consultation Response · 27 Apr 2022
  • Prestwick airport response Consultation Response · 25 Apr 2022
  • Historic environment scotland response Consultation Response · 25 Apr 2022
  • Tr/npa/2 Consultation Response · 13 Apr 2022
  • Mod response Consultation Response · 11 Apr 2022
  • Representation comment Representation Comment · 10 Apr 2022
  • Fairlie cc response Consultation Response · 10 Apr 2022
  • Objection letter Objection Comment · 09 Apr 2022
  • Objection letter Objection Comment · 08 Apr 2022
  • Largs cc response Consultation Response · 31 Mar 2022
  • Objection comments Objection Comment · 29 Mar 2022
  • Argyll & bute council's response Consultation Response · 18 Mar 2022
  • Nats response Consultation Response · 18 Mar 2022
  • West kilbride cc response Consultation Response · 18 Mar 2022
  • Hse - onr response Consultation Response · 15 Mar 2022
  • Flooding response Consultation Response · 14 Mar 2022
  • Roads response Consultation Response · 08 Mar 2022
  • Water response Consultation Response · 01 Mar 2022
  • Trnpa1 BackGround Papers · 25 Feb 2022
  • Application fees pdf Fees PDF · 18 Feb 2022
  • Location plan Approved Drawing · 18 Feb 2022
  • Site sections Approved Drawing · 18 Feb 2022
  • Aerial location plan Approved Drawing · 18 Feb 2022
  • Parameters masterplan overlay Other · 18 Feb 2022
  • Masterplan Approved Drawing · 18 Feb 2022
  • Parameters plan Approved Drawing · 18 Feb 2022
  • Application for planning permission in principle Application Form · 18 Feb 2022
  • Pac report Report · 18 Feb 2022
  • Transport assessment Report · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia - non-technical summary EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report volume 1 main text EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 9 hydrogeology, geology and ground conditions EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 8 hydrology and flood risk EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 7 slvia EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 6 historic environment EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 5 ecology and nature conservation EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 4 methodology EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 3 need and alternatives EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 2 project description EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 14 socio-economics EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 13 air quality EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 12 climate change EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 11 noise and vibration EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 10 traffic and transport EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report chapter 1 introduction EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report volume 2 figures - contents page EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure figure 11.4 night-time operational noise contour EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure figure 11.3 daytime operational noise contour EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure figure 11.2 baseline sound monitoring locations EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure figure 11.1 noise sensitive receptors EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 8.1 hydrological context EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.9 baseline night time photography viewpoints 2, 12 and 23 EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.8 baseline photography viewpoints 1 to 29 EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.7 regional seascape character areas EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.6 national coastal character areas (seascape character). EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.5 landscape character EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.4 landscape context EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.3 zone of theoretical visibility and viewpoint locations (si EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.2 zone of theoretical visibility and viewpoint locations (50 EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.10 photomontages viewpoints 1 to 29 EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 7.1 landscape designations plan EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 6.1 designated heritage assets and the ztv EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 5.7 intertidal survey results by species EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 5.6 survey area and count sectors EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 5.5 ornithological designations within 20km EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 5.4 protected species survey results EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 5.3 phase 1 habitat survey plan EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 5.2 designated sites plan EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 5.1 ecology survey areas EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 4.1 cumulative developments EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 3.1 iterations of the parameters plan EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 2.2b indicative masterplan (jetty) EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 2.2a indicative masterplan - factory EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 2.1b parameters plan - jetty EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 2.1a parameters plan - factory EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 13.2 construction dust buffer EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 13.1 roads and receptors modelled EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 10.5 personal injury accident (pia) events between 2016 and 20 EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 10.4 core paths in the vicinity of the site EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 10.3 cycle isochrone plot from development access EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 10.2 pedestrian isochrone plot from development access EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 10.1 extent of study area and traffic data sources EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report figure 1.1 site location EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report volume 3 technical appendices - contents page EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 9.1 preliminary risk assessment EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 8.1 flood risk assessment EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 6.1 cultural heritage baseline dba EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 5.1 ecology and nature conservation part 1 technical report EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 5.1 ecology and nature conservation (part 2) EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 4.4 cumulative developments EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 4.3 scoping responses EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 4.2 scoping opinion EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 4.1 scoping report EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 2.3 lighting impact assessment EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 2.2 population and health statement EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 2.1 code of construction practice EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 13.4 sensitivity test meteorological data EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 13.3 sensitivity test correction factor EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 13.2 atmospheric dispersion modelling methodology EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 13.1 detailed construction dust assessment methodology EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 11.1 noise planning policy EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 10.1 traffic flow diagrams EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 1.2 statement of expertise EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Eia report appendix 1.1 requirements of eia legislation EIA · 18 Feb 2022
  • Planning statement Report · 18 Feb 2022
  • Hunterston outline design report Report · 18 Feb 2022

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What this grant of permission means

North Ayrshire granted permission on 29 June 2022, 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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