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Local Development Plan
The Local Development Plan (LDP) is the new strategic land use document that, when
complete, will replace the South Ayrshire Local Plan and the Ayrshire Joint Structure
Plan as part of the wider modernisation of planning. It will set out strategic spatial
priorities and policies for South Ayrshire and will secure land zoning for specified
uses (e.g. land for housing/industry etc.) to provide increased certainty for development.
The preparation of the LDP will take place over the next 5 years and it is intended
that it will be adopted in 2013.
South Ayrshire Local Development Plan Update
At a meeting of South Ayrshire Council, on 8th March, the proposed Local Development
Plan [LDP] was approved for publication and public consultation.
Public consultation on the proposed LDP should commence in May/June. Full details
of the consultation arrangements will appear on this page in the near future. All
community councils, individuals, landowners, developers and key agencies will be
notified of the consultation arrangements, where they have previously submitted
contact details.
In advance of publication and public consultation, the LDP will undergo final editorial
and graphics work to make the document as clear and easy to use as possible. This
will include seeking a “Crystal Mark” status for the plan, to ensure that it is
written in plain English and avoids technical phrases and jargon, where possible.
In order to ensure that anyone wishing to comment on the LDP has the opportunity
to consider the finalised, published proposed LDP, the Council will not accept any
representations on the LDP, or engage in discussions on its content, prior to the
commencement of the formal consultation, whereupon the published proposed LDP will
be made available. Any representations received prior to this will not be stored
for later consideration. However, the Council will store the contact details of
the author of any representation, and will notify that person, upon commencement
of the formal consultation, to allow a valid representation to be submitted, once
the finalised document has been published.
Notwithstanding the above, the version of the South Ayrshire Proposed
Local Development Plan that was considered by the Council is available to
view. The Environmental Report and an updated LDP timetable (Development
Plan Scheme) is also available.
A number of documents will be produced as part of the process of preparing the LDP.
Each of these processes will appear on this section of the website as below. Relevant
papers and documents can be accessed, as and when published, via the following links:
Any enquiries relating to the above should be directed, in the first instance, to
the Development Planning and Customers Team’s Information Officer, on 01292 616693.