This is the third offering of the Local Development Plan – LDP3 – and last year, the council carried out surveys and events to gauge people’s views on the places where they live, work, and visit in North Ayrshire.

To support the preparation of the plan, six ‘Place Profiles’ have been prepared, one for each locality in North Ayrshire. The Place Profiles summarise the main social, cultural, environmental and economic features of the area and summarise community opinions and priorities gathered through previous engagement activities.

Now the council is looking for more specific ideas that could form a part of the LDP 3.

Councillor Alan Hill, cabinet member for communities, housing and islands, said: “We are keen to hear from as many people as possible on what they think might work for their communities. Local development plans are extremely important and provide local authorities with a framework that ensures development decisions are consistent and for the good of the whole area.

“We recognise people’s priorities will change and we try and reflect this when we are producing new LDPs. This one will be no different and it’s vitally important that we get as much input from local people as possible.”

The deadline for submission is Monday, 30 June 2025.