08/08/2022
Plans have been lodged to demolish the vandal-hit former maternity unit at Ayrshire Central Hospital – and pave the way for a new residential housing development.
North Ayrshire Council is seeking permission to flatten the Category B-listed building which has lay derelict in Irvine for years.
Planning notes state that works would be succeeded by a separate application for new-build housing.
Earlier this year, it was reported that more than 200 homes were to be built on the site of the hospital.
The local authority say that, due to ongoing security and safety concerns, the razing of the entire building is required.
A demolition plan, which will include asbestos removal, has been drawn up to safely level the building which has a combination of one, two and three-storey blocks with flat roofs, round tower stairwells and external fire escapes.
Planners will rule on the matter in due course.
