PEOPLE in Largs are being urged to contribute their thoughts to a new ‘place plan’ setting out what the community wants the town to look like in a decade’s time and beyond.

Largs Community Council (LCC) wants to hear from local residents as they draw up a Largs Place Plan, which will set out the community’s priorities for residents, businesses and visitors.

When the Place Plan, under the slogan 'Making Largs Better', is finalised, it will be submitted to North Ayrshire Council later this year, to be considered as part of North Ayrshire Council’s next local development plan for the whole of the local authority area.

Frank Alexander, convener of LCC's Largs Place Plan sub-group, said: "It contains a vision with community priorities of what Largs could be like for residents, businesses and visitors over the next 10-15 years, by tackling particular issues that could impact the community.

Frank Alexander is looking for your views as the public can play their part in shaping future of Largs. (Image: North Ayrshire Council)

"We therefore urgently seek your views about development and the use of land and buildings within the Largs area."

The community council is holding a face-to-face public engagement session on Thursday, August 15 from 5-7pm at the cafe/bar area at Vikingar.

Frank added: "Please come along and make your views known on any aspect of living, working or running a business in Largs."

Views on the priorities that you think should be included in the Place Plan can also be emailed to largsplaceplan@gmail.com or sent to LCC via their dedicated Largs Place Plan account on Instagram or via the Largs Community Council page on Facebook.

A North Ayrshire Council website has also been set up in preparation for the formation of the overall development plan, which will cover the whole region.

Largs Community Council is playing its role by promoting the opportunity to help locals shape the future of the town.

A North Ayrshire Council spokesperson said: "This will be North Ayrshire's third Local Development Plan.

"The planning system in Scotland considers the development and use of land and buildings.

"A local development plan (LDP) is a long-term plan that describes where and how development - for example new houses - should and should not take place.

"LDPs are important documents setting out how the places people live, work in and visit will change in the future.

"We are at the start of preparing a new Local Development Plan - LDP3 - for the North Ayrshire Council area.

"It will be a new long-term spatial plan for North Ayrshire and needs your input to create a plan that is place-based, people-centred and delivery-focused."