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The Avenue Street / Graham Terrace portion of the town centre is a designated Conservation Area and it is proposed that the conservation area should be extended to cover the High Street area of the town. It is recognised that the needs of the community, in so far as leisure activities are concerned, are likely to change in the future and that this warrants a greater channelling of resources into the area. The most pressing priorities are the expansion of secondary education facilities in the town, the provision of new leisure facilities at an appropriate location to serve the Glasgow Link Corridor and the upgrading of the B778 Fenwick / Stewarton road. It is intended that developer contributions will be specifically directed towards funding these particular initiatives. Stewarton 2017 which reflects anticipated demand and is commensurate with the designation of the town as a Stewarton is a thriving small commuter town with a Service Centre and as a strategic expansion location. population of 6,582 in 2001 which has undergone Care has been taken, however, to ensure that future rapid expansion in recent years. The town is within development is in keeping with and respects the easy reach of both Kilmarnock and Irvine and is also character of the community and the capability of the strategically located on the main Glasgow to Dumfries landscape to accommodate the size and scale of railway line. development proposed. In this regard, potential The settlement is identified as a Service Centre in the developers of the strategic expansion locations Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan and this designation is identified in the plan will be required to prepare also reflected in the local plan. The town is, master plans for their proposed developments for consequently, recognised as a focus for future consideration by the Council at an early stage in the development to serve the needs of more localised development process. communities and to maintain and broaden the The central area of the town is well provided with economic base of the area. In addition, the Structure retail facilities serving both the local and wider Plan recognises Stewarton as a strategic expansion community. The town also contains a wide range of location for larger scale residential development both community and other facilities to meet local needs, during the period of the local plan to 2017 and in the including a secondary school, two primary schools, longer term between 2017 and 2025. Sites to meet Council Offices, a library and a Health Centre. the strategic expansion requirements of Stewarton for Outdoor public sporting, leisure and recreational the period to 2017 have been identified in the local facilities comprise Strandhead Park with its playing plan and it is recognised that sites for additional houses pitches and play park, Cocklebie Park with its will be required to help meet strategic expansion associated playing fields, areas of amenity open space requirements in the town for the period 2017 to 2025. at Cunningham-Watt Park and at Dean Street, and It is considered, however, that the strategic expansion various other areas of maintained open space locations already identified in the plan to meet structure throughout the area. plan requirements to 2017 have sufficient capacity to accommodate the identified longer term strategic It is recognised that there is a need to diversify the expansion requirements for the town between 2017 economic base of the town through increasing and 2025 and that no new sites will require to be employment opportunities and a small site has been identified or allocated to meet this requirement. identified for future industrial use. Historically, there has been a significant and steady demand for new housing in the area, and sufficient housing land has been identified in the local plan to accommodate a level of residential development to 125 EAST AYRSHIRE LOCAL PLAN 2010 Volume 3: Settlement and Rural Area Development Opportunities 126 Stewarton Development (vi) The Council will require the developer of site In addition to the proposal numbers indicated in the Key Panel, 354H to enter into a Section 75 Agreement with Stewarton Opportunities the Council regarding the provision of upgraded proposals PROP16, PROP69, PROP71 & PROP72 refer specifically to the whole of the settlement. 9 6 footpath links along Kilwinning Road, particularly 7 Stewarton 1 B 9 6 7 in the vicinity of the War Memorial. B Residential development of the following sites will be CORSEHILL PLACE MA CKAIE Stewarton 2 V E supported by the Council: EW VI A LS AI O S A T N L N E I The Council will safeguard the following site for W E C C R IE LA SAV P P K IL D B A EA L KH A A AN C N Site Ref Location Capacity Area (ha) continuing industrial use and as a preferred area to 30 B E K D 356356HH ROA AND RKL H CLE O (i) 241H Dalry Road 54 5.86 M L which new industrial and business development will D E M A 646500N RO R H AD N R E RO UR A AND B Y D KL T G LER ES D C W R R C E I C L V A E O E be directed: U N (ii) 354H* Kilwinning Rd S N T P N L L I EW E A N VI ICK H C G R ER I E W M L H L B A W O VIE R See Notes (i), (iv), MT CK W E RRI O C TR ME A E L O A P D S N A R R U Site Ref Location Area (ha) D B PROP6PROP699 S I E G RID (v) and (vi) 200 10.05 G B D U VIEW N RRAN L A (i) 192B Rigg Street 2.15 O P W RRAN VIE R A (iii) 355H* Draffen East E O C A NBRWIDGE TFLE BUR A D S Y L Canmore Place CA A N R D P CM K L JAMIESON PLACE N B O See Notes (ii), A O S B W E N M R U A B N E (iv) and (v) 100 8.88 P C Stewarton Proposals L A A L E P C V NA I E Y I E R A R D L EW N U L VI C EBIE C N R A KL 241241HH L I R OC O C E M S U A iew (iv) 356H* Dunlop Road E V Oslie V B B A M K E H R R C I T O K lbert Place Prop 69 O A L E N N V C I I I L a See Notes (iii), K R R B D i O r E U n S T E I A R R d H E E C D K T L L I u E OS E f R B V D f E T E R U A I P 357357HH D J T S N TREET C NK P C A l S O (iv) and (v) 130 7.58 B E E a HILL O T L E E S S The Council will, subject to the necessary finance c R G CO C N U O R C e I N B N S R 77 R 8 U A A A E T Albert V I O A R D EN HI R Avenue G L R D W U LH C LM N E E O E I I A E U E T K S E D R C G S E Y being made available, provide a new sports hall at an LA A H P (v) 357H*+ Nether Robertland M O O T L R A C E Jubilee I H D B Place E A I A LE N O K R E R C R G S O Albert Wynd See Note (iv) 50 2.11 appropriate location in Stewarton and expand and O E C D O L R K C O IL DUNLOP STREET M B T Albert N R E E ID RE C court IR A E T O R S O A R O P P C B AD O T E develop the recreational facilities at Cocklebie Park, L E R Lint Brae N E U R S D D T C A S R LR D ES Y A H R ET IG C O D O RE H AD A R ST O W A with the provision of new playing fields on an H G E R I N V T R E H E I Key N A C C RA M BE U A C IL L U C E P T N S O T A R IGG S E N N U D R S M T N E G O LT A B R S ERT M R H U A P E adjacent site. V E OB R R R R A O E R A I C E D N R R N G A A T E W L L B N E D R A 7 S 69 L P 7 A 7 L OA POKELLY * New Greenfield Release 8 S B P N 646000N V D T 9 L D E 6 D B AL R N 7 7 RY AD E U B 7 R CBETH RO E E 8 D MA T ET P RE A D ST Prop 70 A V N A OW R BR E T O E 354354HH K N E R U R + Sites identified for affordable housing C T N E R G S E E I C H T S S A S G U I H T D R Q EA C R H T H E G I RIG E C G U S A R B N S G A N L U T N R The Council will expand and re-designate the D S A R E purposes.