Whitehill Colliery, By Skares, Cumnock - East Ayrshire Council

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for amenity woodlands, recreation and wildlife habitat enhancement iswelcomed for this otherwise stark landscape of industrial dereliction.Alan NeishHead of Planning & Building ControlNote : This document combines key sections of the assocaited reportfor quick reference and should not in itself be considered as havingbeen the basis for recommendation preparation or decision making bythe Planning Authority.
EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCILSOUTHERN LOCAL PLANNING COMMITTEE – 01 DECEMBER 200000/0573/FL: PROPOSED CONTOURING, SOILING AND LANDSCAPINGBY PLANTING EXISTING BING AND LAND AND IMPORTATION OFSEWAGE SLUDGE FOR USE AS A GROWTH MEDIUM AT FORMERWHITEHILL COLLIERY, BY SKARES, CUMNOCKAPPLICATION BY PORTCULLIS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDReport by Head of Planning and Building Control1. PURPOSE OF REPORT1.1 The purpose of this report is to present for determination a full planningapplication which is to be considered by the Local Planning Committee underthe scheme of delegation due to the nature and scale of the proposeddevelopment.2. APPLICATION DETAILS2.1 The site lies on the east side of the C97 Skares Station Roadapproximately two miles west of Cumnock and half a mile north of Skaresvillage and comprises the site of the former Whitehill Colliery and associatedspoil bing. The site is bounded to the north by the site of the former SkaresBrickworks, to the west by woodland and the C97 road and to the south andeast by agricultural land.2.2 The application site extends to 7.3 hectares and presents as an area ofsignificant industrial dereliction. Approximately one third of the proposeddevelopment site is occupied by the Whitehill Bing which is a significantdetrimental feature on the existing environment, with poor naturalisation intothe rural landscape. The former buildings associated with the WhitehillColliery have long since been demolished but little site rehabilitation has beenimplemented and there is evidence of flooding problems around the formersettlement lagoon areas associated with the mine.2.3 The application site is to some extent screened by the existingwoodland plantation along the western boundary of the site. However, thisplantation has been severely affected by persistent flooding problems andlack of proper management with many of the trees within this area having diedas a result. The effectiveness of this plantation to provide a visual screen tothis industrial dereliction is progressively diminishing.2.4 Proposed Development: Full permission is sought for the contouringof the existing colliery bing and associated adjacent land, for the soiling andsubsequent landscaping of the site to allow the planting of trees. As part of
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