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Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

Granted North Ayrshire 23/00744/PP Planning Permission (Full)

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

Proposal

Development and operation of a grid stability facility

As published by the council, reference 23/00744/PP

Application record

Reference
23/00744/PP
Type
Planning Permission (Full)
Status
Approved subject to Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approved subject to Conditions
Received
3 Oct 2023
Validated
5 Oct 2023
Decided
4 Dec 2023
Ward
North Coast
Parish
Fairlie Community Council
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Ayrshire register

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

  • 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  • 22/00759/PP Withdrawn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
  • 22/00133/PPPM Granted

    Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire

    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

    Decided 29 Jun 2022 Outline
  • 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. 3 Oct 2023

    Received by North Ayrshire

  2. 5 Oct 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Approved subject to Conditions

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

RSK Environment Ltd Fao Juliet Richards Agent

1 application on PlanIndex

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Highview Power Ltd Fao Applicant

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice Decision · 04 Dec 2023
  • Report of handling Report · 04 Dec 2023
  • Environmental health response Consultation Response · 16 Nov 2023
  • Objection letter Objection Comment · 31 Oct 2023
  • Construction traffic management plan for application for stability island at for Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • Application fees pdf Fees PDF · 03 Oct 2023
  • Flood risk assessment report for application for stability island at former hunt Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • 1:250 site layout of proposed stability island hunterston Approved Drawing · 03 Oct 2023
  • 1:5000 location plan Approved Drawing · 03 Oct 2023
  • 2d elevation drawing for proposed stability island hunterston Approved Drawing · 03 Oct 2023
  • Lva report excluding appendices to accompany application for stability island at Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • Appendix 1 to the landscape and visual appraisal report Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • Appendix 2 to the landscape and visual appraisal report Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • Appendix 3 to the landscape and visual appraisal reeport Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • Appendix 4 to the landscape and visual appraisal report Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • Baseline viewpoint photography part of appendix 5 of the landscape and visual ap Other · 03 Oct 2023
  • Viewpoint figures part of appendix 5 to accompany the landscape and visual appra BackGround Papers · 03 Oct 2023
  • Appendix 5 to the landscape and visual appraisal report Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • Noise assessment report for application for stability island at former huntersto Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • Figure 1 of the preliminary ecological appraisal report BackGround Papers · 03 Oct 2023
  • Figure 2 of the preliminary ecological appraisal report BackGround Papers · 03 Oct 2023
  • Figure 3 of the preliminary ecological appraisal report BackGround Papers · 03 Oct 2023
  • Application for planning permission Application Form · 03 Oct 2023
  • Transport statement report for application for stability island at former hunter Report · 03 Oct 2023
  • 1:1250 location plan Approved Drawing · 03 Oct 2023

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What this grant of permission means

North Ayrshire granted permission on 4 December 2023, 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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