Planning application
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
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 26/00417/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00417/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission (Full)
- Status
- Approved subject to Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved subject to Conditions
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- North Coast
- Parish
- Fairlie Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Ayrshire register
This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 4 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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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved subject to Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 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
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North Ayrshire granted permission on 10 September 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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