Energy Topic Paper - LDP3 Evidence Report

LDP3 Topic Paper - Energy

East Ayrshire Council is preparing its third Local Development Plan, LDP3. The first formal stage of LDP3 will be the production of an Evidence Report.

To inform the Evidence Report for LDP3 we will be publishing a series of topic papers, exploring in detail the evidence we and others hold across the many themes that LDP3 will address. We have now published a Topic Paper on 'Energy.'

The scope of the topic paper is to consider the generation, storage and distribution of energy across East Ayrshire in relation to land use planning and the implications for the spatial strategy of LDP3.

The Energy Topic Paper corresponds with National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Policy 11, the intent of which is 'to encourage, promote and facilitate all forms of renewable energy development, onshore and offshore'.

You can read the Topic Paper under Documents

This Topic Paper is part of a wider suite of papers, which will be released in groups until the Evidence Report is ready. You can access other relevant Topic Papers under Related Projects on this page, or visit the main page for Local Development Plan 3.

Submit your comments 📝

We would welcome any comments on this topic paper using the survey set out below.

Or you can email Local Development Plan Team no later than Friday 6 March 2026.

Evidence Report 📒

The information provided in the Evidence Report will support the Council in the process of producing the (proposed) Local Development Plan. Your comments and views will be reflected in the final Evidence Report which will be submitted to the Department for Environment and Planning Appeals (DPEA) for Gatecheck later in 2026.