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In June this year we learned that the plans for a massively polluting coal-fired power station on the SSSI at Hunterston had been dropped. This was a great victory for the environment and public campaigning. We need to ensure North Ayrshire Council safeguard this important wildlife site for the future.

North Ayrshire Council has opened a consultation on a revised Local Development Plan. We are pleased that mention of the coal-fired power station has been removed, but unfortunately other development proposals still threaten the SSSI and the important wildlife within it. We need you to take action and write to North Ayrshire Council expressing your concern that this site, which is protected for its special wildlife, has been earmarked for development.

All you need to do is:

1.       Copy and paste the text below into an email.

2.       Add an additional message if you wish.

3.       Email it to LDP@north-ayrshire.gov.uk.

 

SUBJECT: North Ayrshire Council Modified LDP Consultation Response (Part 2 IND1 & IND2)

TEXT: ‘To whom it may concern,

  • I object to the modified boundary for the ‘Hunterston National Development’ as a Strategic Business Location within the LDP map because it includes a large area of the Portencross Coast SSSI
  • I object to including the developments in IND2: Hunterston: Development in the National Interest within a site that includes a large area of the Portencross Coast SSSI
  • My concerns would be addressed by; excluding the Portencross Coast SSSI from the development designation in the ‘Hunterston National Development’ allocation in Figure 7 and Map 1: Rural Area Map.

The intertidal mudflats at Southannan Sands, part of the SSSI, are a vital feeding and roosting area for many wading and wintering birds, and there are few sites of this kind left on the outer Clyde. 

Development within the proposed boundary within the LDP map would result in destruction of large areas of the SSSI.  I urge NAC to explore other opportunities for encouraging sustainable development in the area that brings economic benefits without destroying this important wildlife site.

Yours sincerely,

 NAME

ADDRESS’

 

Your support has already helped achieve so much at Hunterston. If we continue the fight we can safeguard this important area for wildlife and for the people who enjoy it.

Thank you for your support,

Anne McCall

Regional Director (South & West Scotland)

RSPB Scotland

 

For more information on the Local Development Plan Consultation see:

 http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/BusinessAndTrade/PlanningAndBuildingStandards/Planning-LocalDevelopmentPlan/LocalDevelopmentPlan.aspx

 For background to our campaign against the coal fired power station at Hunterston see:

 http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/casework/details.aspx?id=tcm:9-227932