EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL A PROPOSAL DOCUMENT

ii.
Area
The site comprises of two sections one adjacent to the proposed location of
the new Kilmarnock College campus, and the other located to the north of
Balmoral Road, adjacent to the Council’s Balmoral Road Day Centre and
offices. The land available adjacent to the proposed Kilmarnock College site is
approximately 5.3 hectares, and the ground north of Balmoral Road is
approximately 3.8 hectares.
The base school requirements identified, including all external areas and
parking / drop-off etc could therefore be accommodated within the confines of
the identified site whilst still keeping the present buildings open for use. This
is the same method that was used at Grange and St Joseph’s campuses.
iii.
Topography
The site rises as towards the north of Hill Street and it may require some cut
and fill to accommodate a new school. However, site specific design would
aim to minimise the extent of soil movement and also take into consideration
the location of underground services. The full extent of this will be subject to
further survey and design work.
The area of ground at Balmoral Road is flat and has been used as
playingfields in the past.
iv.
External and Adjacent Facilities
The site is extremely spacious and would offer direct access to playing fields.
The development of the site may require the disposal of any land
contamination as a result of previous industrial activities, however the extent,
if any, of such work could only be determined when site investigations are
completed.
v. Flood Risk
The site is not in a 1 in 200 year floodplain, or a 1 in 1,000 year floodplain and
there is therefore no assessed flood risk, nor costs associated with flood
attenuation. This is a substantial advantage of this site.
vi.
Ground Contamination / Mine Workings
Information contained in this section is based on available data obtained
through the Council’s GGP system, which records known mineral workings.
Identification of any mine workings does not in itself infer any ground condition
issues but is merely provided to give stakeholders the fullest possible
information.
The ground on Hill Street, adjacent to the Kilmarnock College proposed new
build, has been used for industrial purposes in the recent past. Early maps
indicate railway sidings on site. Railway sidings can indicate possible
contamination or environmental issues whilst very early trains would have
been steam, later trains will have been diesel with the possibility of spillage
and hydrocarbons being present in the ground. There is a gas works adjacent
to the Railway line on the 1843- 1893 map. The site was also considered as a
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