Skelmorlie Community Council

30/09/2026

Skelmorlie Community Council adopted minutes from 31st August 2026.

Hardcopy available in the Library and copy sent to NAC

30/09/2026

Skelmorlie Community Council
Social Media Policy.

We are still your Community Councillors until the end of October and fully intend to carry on business as usual.

Please find attached..
Hardcopy in the Community Council Archive held in the Library.

30/09/2026

Morning..business as usual..

Received from Alistair Gemmell

Strategic Planning Manager

Dear Community Councillor



Following Planning Committee’s approval of the Development Plan Scheme on Wednesday, which updates our programme for preparing our next Local Development Plan (LDP3), I am writing to advise you that we have launched a consultation on potential development sites.



Last year, we invited individuals, community bodies, organisations, landowners and developers to submit their ideas for what should be included in LDP3 through a ‘Call for Ideas’. Most of the submissions were ideas relating to the development of a specific site, with most of these proposals for housing development. We are now looking to find out the views of local communities on these potential development sites.



The main consultation page is here:

Have Your Say Today - Potential Development Sites - North Ayrshire’s Third Local Development Plan

https://northayrshireldp.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/v3/potential-development-sites?step=step1


We also intend to publish maps for each locality providing an overview of all the sites submitted. These will be added to the webpage in due course.



The six-week consultation will be publicised over the coming days and will run until Monday 9 November 2026.



We would welcome the views of the Community Council on the potential development sites, either by completing the individual site surveys or by email.



If you have any queries regarding the consultation, or any specific site, please do not hesitate to contact me.



Regards



Alistair Gemmell

Strategic Planning Manager

29/09/2026

FYI📣📣📣

As a Community Council we take pride in being open and transparent and with that in mind I'd like to state here I won't be standing for re-election nor will the rest of my fellow Community Councillors.

This was minuted at Community Council last night 28th September 2026.

As a Community Council we feel the village should receive this decision from source, not through rumour and conjecture.

As has been alluded to and minuted over the last year at Community Council meetings, a very small percentage of our village have relentlessly hounded us as a Community Council and myself as an individual.

The nature of this pursuit has been unpleasant to say the least and resulted from the refusal of the Community Council and myself to be weaponised and used as a means of getting at our elected member, a constant attendee at our meetings.

I can't really put into words the dread felt as Community Council meetings approached, the knot felt when the Community Council email inbox had to be checked waiting for the next written vitriol to be read and then the come down from all of that.
Not to mention the impact of this on our families.

Without going into detail I'd just like to say that this has not been an easy decision for any of us to make, our opinion is that the village should have an explanation.

In response to these complaints a Private Consultation took place, an event I have no wish to ever experience again nor to have my fellow Community Councillors endure either.
None of the complaints were upheld.

The Public Consultation was raised alongside this previous event, the public were given the opportunity to comment on the Community Council.
Out of over 2,000 residents there were 6 respondees, none of whom had ever attended CC.
The collation of which has already been posted for public view.

The suggestion that we use the collation of comments from these "6 non-attending respondees" to strengthen the CC was the last straw on top of all we’ve endured.

As a CC and personally what we've endured in the past year has been unprecedented for any CC and for these reasons and the value we place on our collective peace of mind our decision is as previously stated.

On behalf of Skelmorlie Community Council.

Regards
Isy Agnew (Chair)

27/09/2026

North Ayshire Local Development Plan 3
As you might be aware North Ayrshire Council are in the process of updating the LDP.

As part of that process the Council asks interested parties to put forward ideas for development sites across North Ayrshire. This allows the Council to assess sites against housing demand/targets.

This has now happened and the public are now able to comment on those sites.

Two sites have been put forward for Skelmorlie.

One is the lower reservoir area, the other, rather surprisingly and concerning is the entire area of ground behind the school, to the North of the playing fields.

If you follow the link you’ll see the areas and you have the opportunity to comment on the sites.

This profile of the North Coast and Cumbraes locality has been compiled to inform North Ayrshire’s next Local Development Plan, LDP3.

24/09/2026

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22/09/2026

SKELMORLIE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Notice is hereby given that Skelmorlie Community Council is calling for nominations to stand for election to serve as Community Councillors. Candidates for this voluntary position must be aged over 16 and live within the boundary of Skelmorlie Community Council. The term of office is four years. Current members of the community council are eligible to stand for election.

Nomination papers can be obtained by emailing the Election Team at [email protected] or by telephoning 01294 324729. The team can also provide information and advice about community councils membership generally for anyone living outwith the Skelmorlie area.

Completed nomination papers must contain the name and address of the person nominated and the names and addresses of two proposers, each of whom should be a local government elector for the area. Each nomination paper must be signed by the person nominated and the two proposers. Please note that community councillors serve in a voluntary capacity.

The deadline for nominations is 12 noon on Monday 19 October 2026.

An election meeting will be held at 7pm on Monday 26 October 2026 at Skelmorlie Community Centre, 13 Skelmorlie Castle Road, Skelmorlie PA17 5AH.

In the event that the number of nominations received meets the minimum requirement (4) and does not exceed the maximum membership allowed (7), all nominees will be appointed to the community council.

Should the number of nominations received exceed the places available, a ballot will be held at the election meeting, with all local electors aged 16 and over in attendance eligible to cast a vote.

22/09/2026

📣📣📣 FYI
The next meeting of Skelmorlie Community Council will be Monday 28th September 2026 in the Community Centre.
All Welcome.