South Ayrshire Council Meeting - 14th May 2026

South Ayrshire Council - 14th May 2026

Notice of meeting

SAC Agenda - 14th May 2026 (PDF, 84 KB)

Agenda

1. Provost.

2. Sederunt and Declarations of Interest.

3. Minutes of meetings of the Council and Panels.

(a) Minutes of previous meetings.

Submit for approval as a correct record and authorise to be signed: -

(i) Agenda Item No.3a(1) Minutes of previous meeting of 5 March 2026 (PDF, 123 KB)5 March 2026 (copy herewith).

(ii) Agenda Item No.3a(2) Minutes of previous meeting of 26 March 2026 (PDF, 196 KB)26 March 2026 (copy herewith).

(b) Minutes of Panels.

The minutes (copies previously issued) of the undernoted meetings are for noting:-

(i) Appeals Panel of 30 January 2026and 10 March 2026

(ii) Audit and Governance Panel of 25 February 2026and 25 March 2026 .

(iii) Cabinet of 17 March 2026

(iv) Regulatory Panel - Licensing of 18 February 2026and 19 March 2026

(v) Regulatory Panel - Planning of 26 February 2026(Site Visit) and 4 March 2026

4. Agenda Item No.4 Results of Scottish Parliament Election 2026 (PDF, 80 KB)Results of Scottish Parliament Election 2026 - Submit report by Chief Executive (copy herewith).

5. Agenda Item No.5 Ayrshire Transformation Board (PDF, 1 MB)Ayrshire Transformation Board - Submit report by Chief Executive (copy herewith).

6. Agenda Item No.6 Council Plan 2023-28 Midway Progress Report (PDF, 5 MB)Council Plan 2023-28 Midway Progress Report - Submit report by Chief Executive

(copy herewith).

7. Agenda Item No.7 Delivering the Council Ambitions (PDF, 671 KB)Delivering the Council Ambitions - Submit report by Chief Executive (copy herewith).

8. Agenda Item No.8 South Ayrshire Parking Strategy (PDF, 217 KB)South Ayrshire Parking Strategy - Urban and Rural Parking Framework - Submit report by Depute Chief Executive and Director of Housing, Operations and Development (copy herewith).

9. Agenda Item No.9 Proposed Ward Capital Projects (PDF, 512 KB)Proposed Ward Capital Projects - Update 2023 to 2025 and Approval of New Capital Projects 2025 to 2026 - Submit report by Depute Chief Executive and Director of Housing, Operations and Development (copy herewith).

10. Agenda Item No.10 Development Plan Scheme 2026 (PDF, 2 MB)Development Plan Scheme 2026 - Submit report by Depute Chief Executive and Director of Housing, Operations and Development (copy herewith).

11. Agenda Item No.11 Golf South Ayrshire (PDF, 4 MB)Golf South Ayrshire - Belleisle Golf Course Enhanced Practice Facility and Course Enhancements - Submit joint report by Depute Chief Executive and Director of Housing, Operations and Development and Director of Communities and Transformation (copy herewith).

12. Notice of Motion Moved by Councillor Duncan Townson and seconded by Councillor Cameron Ramsay:

"Motion to Reinstate the Funding for the Diving Pool and its subsequent classes

That Council agrees:-

(1) In accordance with Standing order 22.1, to reconsider the item of business below with a two -thirds majority of Councillors in attendance and voting at today's meeting;

(2) To reverse the decision of Council to remove the diving facilities at the Citadel and to reinstate the diving from the three and five Metre diving platforms for a temporary period of one year;

(3) To meet the costs detailed in the table below of reinstating these facilities from Council reserves for the one-year period as follows:-

	2026/2027
Mitigating the savings proposal through the reduction in diving provision	£10,000
Energy costs associated with overfilling the flexi-pool and heating and water	£20,879
Mitigating the loss of income proposed within the budget savings	£40,000
Total	£70,879

(4) To request that officers present a report to Council within that one year detailing the process and capital and revenue costs of providing a removable diving board and/or replacement of the diving boards and/or the provisions of an alternative diving facility..

13. Formal Questions

14. Pan Ayrshire EV Concessionaire Contract Update - Submit report by Depute Chief Executive and Director of Housing, Operations and Development (Members Only).

Consideration of Above Confidential Report.

Meeting papers

SAC Combined File - 14th May 2026 (PDF, 14 MB)

Meeting recording

The recording of this meeting can be viewed on our Webcasting channel.