Planning Services
Local Planning
Welcome to the online information pages for the Local Planning Service
Local Planning is the part of the Planning Service which is responsible for planning
policy.
The specific responsibilities of the Local Planning Service include:
- South Ayrshire Local Plan
- Strategic planning through contribution to Ayrshire-wide planning and environmental
initiatives, most particularly the
Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan.
- Information on population and households, much of it related to the Census 2001; as well as housing land supply, industrial
land supply, vacant and derelict land, town centres and other demographic and land
use data
- Preparation of
Supplementary Planning Guidance and development briefs
Modernisation of the planning system
The planning system is currently being modernised following the introduction of
the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006. The changes introduced by this Act are substantial
and are gradually being rolled out by the Scottish Government.
There will be significant implications as a result of the implementation of the
Act on the Council's Local Planning Service. One of the most significant changes
will be the way in which members of the public can become involved in the planning
process. The Council will also be required to continue to actively engage members
of the public on the plan making process to ensure that everyone who wishes to do
so has an opportunity to comment on the plan. More information on the modernisation
of the planning system can be found on the Scottish Government's website.
Local Plans
The preparation of a local plan is a requirement of the Town and Country Planning
(Scotland) Act 1997. Under the terms of this Act a local plan is required to consist
of a 'written statement formulating in such detail as the planning authority think
appropriate the authority's proposals for the development and other use of land
in that part of their district or for any description of development or other use
of such land including in either case such measures as the planning authority think
fit for the conservation of the natural beauty and amenity of the land, the improvement
of the physical environment and the management of traffic, a map showing those
proposals, and such diagrams, illustrations and descriptive matter as the planning
authority think appropriate to explain or illustrate those proposals, or as may
be prescribed, and shall contain such matters as may be prescribed'
(www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/).
South Ayrshire Local Plan
The South Ayrshire Local Plan (SALP) was adopted on April 6th 2007. It sets out
the policies, proposals and recommendations for the development and other use of
land, the protection of environmental resources and for the management of transport
and traffic within an identified administrative area. In effect, the SALP is the
primary document against which all planning applications within South Ayrshire will
be assessed. Together the SALP and the Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan
make up the Development Plan for the area.
The South Ayrshire Local Plan comprises of:
- Ayr Town Centre Strategy
- Newton Strategy
- Heathfield Strategy
- Forestry Strategy
- Wildlife Strategy
- Coastal Strategy