CatrineThe village of Catrine, population 2,053 in 2001, wasoriginally planned around a now demolished cottonmill in the 1780s. The old water reservoirs serving themill form an important feature of the village and are ofsignificant heritage and nature conservation interest.Catrine Mill Square is located on the site of thedemolished mill premises and the demolition of thereplacement mill on an adjacent site has created alarge area of maintained green public open space ofhigh amenity value, at the heart of the community.

The village contains some 23 listed buildings,including the Category A listed Catrine Parish Church,and the central area of the village is also aConservation Area, designated as ‘Outstanding’ by theScottish Executive in October 2005. The Catrine weirand voes area is also designated by Historic Scotlandas a Scheduled Ancient Monument and the widervoes area has recently been declared as a LocalNature Reserve by the Council.

The settlement is well provided with a range of localshops and also contains a wide range of communityand other facilities to meet local needs, including apurpose built Games Hall, a primary school, a healthclinic, a local office, the Browns Institute with itsassociated public halls and library and the AvonleaYouth Centre. Outdoor public sporting, leisure andrecreational facilities comprise a playing field at thenorthern end of Co-operative Avenue.

The former station area, which contains the CatrineGames Hall, has been prepared and site serviced forindustrial purposes and that portion of the area ofpublic open space at the centre of the village, lyingdirectly adjacent to Mill Square is recognised ashaving redevelopment potential for retail use.

There has been a steady demand for housing in thesettlement, with an average of some 12 completions perannum over the last 7 years. Catrine has been identifiedin the Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan as a settlement withsignificant development opportunities and sufficienthousing land has been identified in the local plan toaccommodate a level of residential development whichreflects this provision. Care has been taken, however, toensure that future development is in keeping with thesize, scale and character of the community.

There are three separate brownfield redevelopmentsites within the existing settlement boundary whichhave been identified in the local plan as havingpotential for future residential development. However,in order to accommodate further housing demand,over and above that which can be accommodated onthese brownfield sites, an additional greenfieldhousing site has been identified at Shawwood Farmon the eastern edge of the village.

A Community Environmental Improvement ActionPlan (CEIAP) for the settlement has been prepared bythe Council following a period of communityconsultation. Work already carried out under this plancomprise lighting and fencing improvements, alongwith the erection of finger signposts, at InstituteAvenue and footpath upgrades between the villageand the Shawwood housing estate. A list of otherpriority projects has been identified and these projectswill be implemented as resources become available.Improvement works to the River Ayr Walkway haverecently been carried out in the village by the EastAyrshire Countryside Services and emergency workshave also been carried out on Catrine weir.

East Ayrshire Council, in partnership with the CatrineCommunity Trust, is currently progressing the CatrineEnvironmental Heritage Project with the aim ofrestoring the Catrine weir and voes system, implementinga town scheme and conservation management planfor the area and carrying out other identifiedrestoration, development and interpretation projects.

It is recognised that the junction of the B713 roadlinking Catrine and Sorn and the B705 road toAuchinleck is in need of upgrading and realignment.The Council will investigate the options for providing anew / upgraded junction at this location as a matter ofpriority. It is also recognised that the needs of thecommunity, in so far as leisure activities are concerned,are likely to change in the future and that there is aneed to bring additional facilities and resources into thearea. The most pressing priority is for the refurbishmentof the sports pavilion in the community and it isintended that developer contributions will bespecifically directed towards funding this particularinitiative. Because of the proximity of Catrine toCumnock and the use of Cumnock town centre byCatrine residents, it is also considered appropriate for aproportion of developer contributions raised by Catrineresidential developments to be directed towards theregeneration of Cumnock town centre itself.

Catrine Development OpportunitiesCatrine1Residential development of the following sites will besupported by the Council:

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In addition to the proposal numbers indicated in the Key Panel,proposals PROP34 & PROP35 refer specifically to the whole of the settlement.

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Note(i) The Council will require any developer of site

247H to submit a Transport Assessment inrespect of any detailed development proposals forthe site, identifying the transport effects of theproposal and the sustainable transport measuresto be introduced to cater for the travel needsassociated with the development. Any developmentwill also require to include structural planting atthe southern boundary of the site to effectivelydefine a new defensible edge to the settlement.

(ii) Site 251H is at flood risk from the ‘200’ yearflood event based on the Indicative River andCoastal Flood Map (Scotland). Management offlood risk regarding the site requires carefulconsideration and a detailed Flood RiskAssessment will be required to demonstrate thatany new development proposals in the areacomply with SPP7: Planning and Flooding.

Catrine 2The Council will encourage and support thecomprehensive and sensitive redevelopment of thefollowing site for a mixed retail / residential use.

Any development should be specifically designed tocompliment the design of existing properties on MillSquare and be of a size, scale and design in keepingwith and complementing existing properties locatedelsewhere on the Square itself and the character andappearance of the Catrine Conservation Area withinwhich it is located. Any residential elements shouldbe located above any shop units proposed.

Catrine 3The Council will safeguard the following sites for continuingindustrial use and as preferred areas to which newindustrial and business development will be directed:

Note:(i) Site 254B is at flood risk from the ‘200 year’ flood

event based upon the Indicative River and CoastalFlood Map (Scotland). Management of flood riskregarding the site requires careful considerationand a detailed Flood Risk Assessment will be requiredto demonstrate the that any new developmentproposals in the area comply with SPP.

Catrine 4The Council will encourage and support theredevelopment of the following site for appropriateClass 4 business and industrial, leisure andrecreational or community care residential uses:

Catrine ProposalsProp 34The Council will, in partnership with the CatrineCommunity Trust, develop and implement a CatrineEnvironmental Heritage Project based on theregeneration of Catrine Weir and Voes. This willinclude the development and implementation of aConservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) forthe Catrine Conservation Area.

Prop 35The Council will co-ordinate and facilitate anEnvironmental Improvement Action Plan for Catrine,the settlement having been identified as a prioritycommunity in the Regeneration Outcome Agreementof the Council’s Community Plan. Specific, individualimprovement projects will continue to beimplemented following full community consultationand engagement, as resources allow.

Prop 36The Council will investigate the possibility ofextending Catrine Cemetery as shown on the CatrineLocal Plan Map.

Prop 37 The Council will investigate the options for upgradingthe junction of the B713 road linking Catrine and Sornand the B705 road to Auchinleck as a matter of priority.

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Site Ref Location Area (ha)(i) 012M Eastern Portion of Former Mill

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Site Ref Location Area (ha)(i) 253B Newton Terrace 0.31(ii) 254B Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse

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Site Ref Location Area (ha)(i) 013M Station Site 1.54