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Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance 2024 - Consultation
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The guidance supports our Local Development Plan (LDP2) spatial strategy and implements the principles of LDP2 policies:
SS2: Overarching Policy
DES1: Development Design
It provides further detailed guidance on all aspects of design and placemaking including:
householder development
green infrastructure
blue infrastructure
play provision
shopfront design
display of advertisements
How long does the consultation run for?
Consultation on the above guidance runs from Friday 15 November 2024 until Friday 13 December 2024. We would welcome any feedback, views or suggestions, which will be taken on board as we shape the finalised document.
How do I make my comments?
You can take part in the consultation online, by post or by email.
The guidance supports our Local Development Plan (LDP2) spatial strategy and implements the principles of LDP2 policies:
SS2: Overarching Policy
DES1: Development Design
It provides further detailed guidance on all aspects of design and placemaking including:
householder development
green infrastructure
blue infrastructure
play provision
shopfront design
display of advertisements
How long does the consultation run for?
Consultation on the above guidance runs from Friday 15 November 2024 until Friday 13 December 2024. We would welcome any feedback, views or suggestions, which will be taken on board as we shape the finalised document.
How do I make my comments?
You can take part in the consultation online, by post or by email.
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Lifecycle
Cabinet review and approval of draft supplementary guidance documents
Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance 2024 - Consultation has finished this stage
On 6 November 2024, the draft supplementary guidance was considered by the Council's Cabinet and approved its publication for consultation.
The consultation is now open - 15 November 2024
Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance 2024 - Consultation has finished this stage
The consultation is open from the 15 November 2024 for a period of 4 weeks. You can submit your feedback to the Council's Development Plan team from this date.
The consultation closes on 13 December 2024
Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance 2024 - Consultation has finished this stage
Contributions to this consultation close on the 13 December 2024. The Local Development Plan team will start the evaluation, review and consideration of responses received.
Consideration of consultation responses submitted during the consultation period.
Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance 2024 - Consultation has finished this stage
The Development Plan team will review all consultation responses to the draft supplementary guidance. Potential changes might be made to the content of the supplementary guidance as a result of any responses/feedback.
If there are substantive changes to the supplementary guidance documents as a result of consultation responses, then it will be considered at a future Council Cabinet for approval - prior to proceeding with Adoption of the supplementary guidance.
Alternatively, if there are no substantive changes, then the supplementary guidance will be submitted to Scottish Ministers, alongside a statement setting out the publicity measures undertaken and a summary of how any comments received have been taken on board.
Submission of Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance to Scottish Ministers.
Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance 2024 - Consultation has finished this stage
Once all responses are considered and any subsequent amendments made, the Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance will be submitted to Scottish Ministers, alongside a statement setting out the publicity measures undertaken and a summary of how any comments received have been taken on board.
After 28 days, the Council will be able to adopt the Supplementary Guidance unless Ministers direct otherwise
Adoption of Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance
Design and Placemaking Supplementary Guidance 2024 - Consultation is currently at this stage
This is a statutory document which forms part of the East Ayrshire Local Development Plan 2 and holds weight in the assessment and consideration of any development and regeneration proposals, householder development proposals and proposals relating to the design of shopfronts and display of advertisements.