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
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
As published by the council, reference 26/00419/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00419/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission (Full)
- Status
- Approved subject to Conditions
- Decision
- Approved subject to Conditions
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2026
- 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 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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26/00417/PP Awaiting decision
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Development and operation of a grid stability facility.
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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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15 Jun 2026
Received by North Ayrshire
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved subject to Conditions
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Slipform Engineering Ltd F.A.O. Applicant, an engineering consultancy
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Report of handling
- Eh consultation response
- Roads consultation response
- Environmental constraints assessment and site context information
- Existing site plan layout
- Summary of proposed site operations training activities and facility use
- Location plan
- Application for planning permission
- Description of the proposed demonstration research development and training faci
- Proposed site plan layout
- Proposed site section showing ground levels proposed structures and relationship
- Visual representation of the proposed demonstration research development and tra
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Ayrshire granted permission on 5 August 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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