Planning application
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Development and operation of a grid stability facility.
As published by the council, reference 26/00417/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00417/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission (Full)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- North Coast
- Parish
- Fairlie Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
Comment by 9 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on North Ayrshire's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Ayrshire register
This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00465/TPO Granted
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Carry out various tree works to 27 trees within an area covered by Hunterston House Tree Preservation Order
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26/00419/PP Granted
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Construction and operation of a Demonstration, Research, Development & Training (DRDT) Facility including research, testing, training, office and workshop facilities, associated plant and equipment, access roads, parking, utilities and ancillary infrastructure
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26/00284/EIA Decided
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Request for EIA screening opinion for installation of stability island
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25/00176/PP Granted
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Development of two concrete batching plants, office/lab/welfare/storage buildings, parking, access, drainage and associated development
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24/00817/EIA Decided
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Request for EIA Screening Opinion for concrete batching plant
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by North Ayrshire
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Ayrshire took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
- Biodiversity enhancement and management scheme
- Construction environment management plan
- Construction traffic management plan
- Flood risk assessment
- Hunterston si flood risk assessment rev04 appendix b_supersedes the originally s
- Location plan
- Planning statement
- Transport statement
- Location plan
- Designated sites
- Proposed location of created habitat
- Hunterston breeding bird survey figures
- Breeding bird survey report
- 1 in 200yr flood depths with site plan and topographic survey
- Flood risk assessment
- Hunterston stability island gcn habitat suitability index letter report
- Landscape and visual appraisal
- Location plan
- Landscape and visual appraisal appendix 2 viewpoints 1 to 4
- Landscape and visual appraisal appendix 2 viewpoints 5 to 7
- Landscape and visual appraisal accompanying figures 1 to 4
- Noise impact assessment
- Notice of hunterston stability island application to peel ports
- Preliminary ecological appraisal accompanying figure 1 site location plan
- Preliminary ecological appraisal figure 2 designated sites
- Planning statement june 2026
- Application for planning permission
- Wintering bird survey report
- Site location and survey area and designated sites and wetland bird survey areas
- Hunterston stability island plot plan_drawing ken246ppdrw0020
Trade members open them from here.
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