Population Change (Topic Paper - LDP3 Evidence Report)

LDP3 Topic Paper - Population Change 📊📉📈⏳

This Topic Paper sets out and analyses evidence pertaining to population change in East Ayrshire for the forthcoming Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3).

The scope of the topic paper is to consider the available data about population change in East Ayrshire in relation to land use planning and the implications for the spatial strategy of LDP3.

National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) recognises the need for plans to be informed by an understanding of population change and the need to rebalance development, targeting opportunities and investment in areas of past decline. The Council is also required by legislation to set out its views on ‘the size, composition, health and distribution of the population of the district’ within the Evidence Report for LDP3.

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The Population Change Topic Paper is part of a wider suite of papers, which will be released in groups until the Evidence Report is ready - other relevant Topic Papers can be viewed by clicking Related Projects on this page, or navigating via the main page for Local Development Plan 3.

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Alternatively, respond by email to LocalDevelopmentPlans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk.

Evidence Report 📒

The views of stakeholders will be reflected in the final Evidence Report, which will be submitted to the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) for Gatecheck in Q3, 2026. The information provided in the Evidence Report will support the Council in the process of producing the (proposed) Local Development Plan.