South Ayrshire Council

Consultations

We are committed to listening to your views. We would like to know when we are getting it right but we also need to know when we are getting it wrong. You can also use the feedback form to make a comment, compliment or complaint about our services.

Current Consultations

• Children’s Units Consultation: Maybole and North Ayr
  We are proposing to transform our child care residential provision by building three new six-bed child care residential units to replace the current facilities at Woodhead Road in Coylton and Glenriddel Road in Ayr. We want to know what you think about these proposals.
• Call for sites and Consultation on Site Selection
  South Ayrshire Council is currently working on the preparation of a Main Issues Report, as part of the work involved with preparing a Local Development Plan for South Ayrshire. In this respect, the Council recently sought submissions from any interested party who wished to promote a potential development site for possible inclusion in the Local Development Plan.
• Housing for Households with Specific Needs Consultation
  We would like to find out more about the issues facing households with particular access needs. This could be a physical or sensory impairment, learning disability or mental health issue. If any of these affect you or someone in your household, we would be grateful if you could take this short survey to tell us about your needs.
• Masonhill Crematorium
  South Ayrshire Council’s Bereavement Services’ aim to meet your needs and expectations by providing a service of the highest standard. As part of this continuing effort to improve how we serve our community, we hope you will take this opportunity to comment frankly on the service you have received from us. We would be very grateful if you could spend a few minutes to complete this short questionnaire. The information you return to us will be treated in a confidential manner and will allow us to make improvements.
• South Ayrshire Cemeteries
  South Ayrshire Council’s Bereavement Services’ aim to meet your needs and expectations by providing a service of the highest standard. As part of this continuing effort to improve how we serve our community, we hope you will take this opportunity to comment frankly on the service you have received from us. We would be very grateful if you could spend a few minutes to complete this short questionnaire. The information you return to us will be treated in a confidential manner and will allow us to make improvements.
• Proposed Permanent Traffic Regulation Orders
  A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is a legal order. They are made in order to control the flow of traffic and make sure that people park safely and conveniently.
• Core Paths Plan Maps
  South Ayrshire Council would like to hear your views on core paths proposals.
• South Ayrshire Local Plan
  South Ayrshire Council published further pre-inquiry changes to the Finalised south Ayrshire local plan. A schedule of these further changes may be inspected on this website and during normal office operating hours at County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr and Burns House, Burns Statue Square, Ayr. Inspection copies are also available at public libraries throughout South Ayrshire.
• Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan
  The Structure Plan is the strategic land use planning document that the Councils within Ayrshire are required to submit to government every five years. If you would wish to contribute to the future planning process within Ayrshire you can either use the special on-line feedback forms on this web site or alternatively you can respond by email, letter, or telephone.
• Children & Young People Support (Chyps)
  Service Providers and Partners have worked together to provide you with the first centrally integrated website for many of the services available to you. Your opinion is very important to us and we welcome suggestions or comments. The CHYPS surveys are on-going.

Completed Consultations

• Housing Consultation
  In December 2008, the Scottish Government announced the availability of subsidy of up to £25k per unit to encourage Councils to consider new build as an option. View the results of the consultation.
• Licensing Principles
  The Licensing Board has recently consulted with on its statement of Licensing Principles. As a result the Board has produced a draft Statement of Licensing Principles.
• Fundamental Review Of Ayr Grammar Primary School
  Response To The Informal Consultation
• South Ayrshire Schools - Parents' Views
  South Ayrshire Council is committed to improving the quality of education it provides in its schools. During March 2009 we asked parents to tell us what they think of our schools and how we could improve. 49 parents completed the survey. Thank you to all who took the time to participate.
• Accessibility Strategy
  In order to advance our action plan the Accessibility Strategy Group consulted parents/carers, children and young people, and staff.
• Final Report for South Ayrshire 1000 Citizen's Panel Spring 2008 Survey
  This report details the findings of the fourth survey FMR has conducted with the South Ayrshire 1000 Citizen's Panel on behalf of the steering group.
• Local Transport Strategy
  The full Local Transport Strategy is a document prepared by the Council that analyses the problems, causes, constraints and opportunities on our transport network and sets out the policies and programmes to deal with these over the next 5 years.
• Prestwick Parking Study
  The Prestwick Parking Study has been carried out to try and address some of the problems caused by these factors and to make recommendations as to how to improve the parking situation in the Prestwick area.