LOCALS in West Kilbride are continuing their battle to stop a 220-home development in the village.

Their latest move in their battle against the proposed Persimmon development will see locals invited to the planned housing site to sign a letter against this - to be sent to the planning committee at North Ayrshire Council.

It comes over a year after the application was first brought to the council - though documents have continued to be added to this as recently as December 21.

This has been largely down to the extensive backlash to the application since it was first submitted.

More than 70 objections against the development have been made to date - many of which have come through the West Kilbride Community Council.

The applicants have therefore had to consult these objections on numerous occasions - with responses added to their documentation on the council's online planning portal.

Looking at the development itself, it is proposed to erect 220 new homes comprising a mix of 2-5 bedroom terraced, semi-detached and detached homes along with associated landscaping, open space and infrastructure on a site which is allocated for housing in the North Ayrshire Local Development Plan 2019 (LDP).

The development is proposed for the field which off of Snowdon Terrace and between Summerlea Road and Portencross Road.

The latest objection to this states that more of the Scottish government's comments on the site and development must be taken on board before approval is considered.

These comments included: that the density of housing should be 175 houses (currently 220 houses proposed) and that landscaping should be carefully considered with respect to views across the Clyde and screening for local residents.

While the community council and other local residents also added their own conditions that they would like to see taken into consideration.

These included: A construction traffic management plan should be approved prior to commencing on site; no construction traffic should be allowed on Summerlea road; proof by design is required that the Wild Cat burn will not be cut off. The current scheme will cut off the existing piped supply to the burn; and that the developer must get agreement from Transport Scotland and the local authority regarding crossings on the A78 and their implementation.

The letter can be read in full on Facebook via the 'Wildcat Lane, West Kilbride Community Consultation' page.

Those wishing to sign this letter and show their support for it can do so at 11am on Friday, January 13, on the corner of Summerlea Road and Snowdon Terrace.

While anyone wishing to view the planning application in more detail can do so via the council's online planning portal - searching for reference 21/01174/PPM.