Planning application
Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant Meadowhead Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 5AT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of rack mounted photo-voltaic solar panels within curtilage of waste water treatment works
As published by the council, reference 26/00079/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00079/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission (Full)
- Status
- Approved with no Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with no Conditions
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Irvine South
- Parish
- Irvine Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KA11 5AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Ayrshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00415/EIA Decided
Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant Meadowhead Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 5AT
Request for screening opinion for installation of a ground mounted solar PV array
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24/00375/PP Granted
Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant Meadowhead Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 5AT
Installation of a ground mounted solar PV array
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by North Ayrshire
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25 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved with no Conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 24/00375/PP (Approved subject to Conditions)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Scottish Water Applicant, registered in Glasgow
Active · incorporated 2000 · Glasgow
143 applications on PlanIndex · across 22 councils · 99% granted
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12 documents on file for this application
- Report of handling
- Decision notice
- Prestw consultation response
- Neighbour notification
- Grp enclosure details
- Location plan
- Mounting system
- Application for planning permission
- Site location as proposed
- Site plan as existing
- Site plan as proposed
- Supporting statement
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North Ayrshire granted permission on 22 April 2026, 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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