Ayrshire beach coastal cafe and water sports centre close to finish line

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The final step in a five-year long campaign to develop a water sports hub in Troon is set to be given the green light by South Ayrshire Council.Last year, Troon Water Sports Centre Committee (TWSCC) was given the green light by planners for the £150,000 development, partly sited on the old Troon Sailing Club on North Shore Road.Now it seeks a 50 year lease of the land, which will be considered by South Ayrshire Council Cabinet on Tuesday.If the lease is agreed it will require to go to public consultation as it is on publicly used land, albeit not land listed as a common good asset.The hub would provide rental equipment and lessons in kite surfing, paddle boarding, windsurfing as well as blo-karts, wetsuit rental, environmental awareness events, well-being activities and electric bike charging.The hub would utilise shipping containers to create a ‘u-shaped’ single storey building reaching around 2.6m high, with a footprint of 204 m2.

It would be timber clad, with a viewing deck on the roof of the ‘west wing’ of the building.The unit would feature changing rooms, showers (indoor and outdoor), toilets (all accessible/ parent/ child friendly), a training room/community space; an office; dry store; and community café.The TWSCC say the hub would operate seasonally from spring to autumn, opening seven days a week, 10am to 4pm on weekdays and 10am to 6pm on weekends.In winter that would be reduced two two days, Wednesday and Sunday, from 9.30/10am to 3pm.The application, which was lodged with planners in May, received 163 representations supporting the plan, with just three objections and two neutral comments.The TWSCC states: “We want to provide an opportunity for those who may not normally have access to sports such as