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Search the Public Notice PortalPLANS to build a massive aerospace overhaul, maintenance and repair facility next to Prestwick Airport have been approved.
The plan put forward by South Ayrshire Council earlier this year includes a 68,000-square-foot industrial facility as a "high-specification industrial and manufacturing space".
The proposals also include access roads, car parking and landscaping at the site in Fresson Avenue.
As part of the development, a new road would be created off Shawfarm Road, and parking for 122 cars would be included.
The site would be secured by a gatehouse and guard, alongside a 2.45-metre high fence with barbed wire.
Planning documents state: "The application outlines the proposed development of a brand-new, 68,000-square-foot industrial facility situated immediately adjacent to Glasgow Prestwick Airport in the coastal town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire.
"Commissioned by South Ayrshire Council, this state-of-the-art building is specifically designed to support the region’s growing aerospace sector by providing high-specification industrial and manufacturing space.
"The site is bounded by critical aviation and aerospace infrastructure, creating a highly specialised surrounding context.
"The site directly borders Glasgow Prestwick Airport to the east.
"The immediate vicinity is occupied by various aerospace companies to the north and west.
"Directly to the south lies an area of undeveloped open greenspace, beyond which, to the south-west sits the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) complex."
The plans come just months after Ryanair announced its own £40m maintenance facility at the airport.
However, a South Ayrshire Council spokesperson was unable to confirm at the time if the plans were linked.
The plans look to be part of the Ayrshire Growth Deal, aimed at addressing "market failure in the provision of commercial premises" at Prestwick.
The project will be funded by £10 million from the UK Government, £12 million from the Scottish Government and £7 million from South Ayrshire Council.
The plans were approved by council officials with a number of conditions, including that a maximum of 123 off-road parking spaces shall be provided within the existing site boundary.
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