New cafe and shop plans are unveiled for Ayrshire village

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Plans have been submitted to bring back some much needed trade to an Ayrshire village. Ayrshire Live can reveal that proposals have been submitted for a new cafe and shop in Kirkoswald Main Road.

The applicant, Mr Robert Gibson, is seeking planning permission to build a cafe and shop on 29 Main Road.Proposals were submitted to South Ayrshire Council’s planning department on Monday and are listed as “pending consideration” on the local authority’s online planning portal.A supporting letter reveals that the site has a long history of previous trade in the village and was once the local grocer’s shop.The letter states: “About 50 or 60 years ago this property was operated as a grocer’s business serving the village and surrounding farms and was the dwelling place of the grocer and his family.“At the time, this was one of two shops serving the village.”The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.The property was then sold to another couple, and they continued running the business (which they expanded into a takeaway food service) and they continued to live in the accommodation.However, when the next set of owners took over, they continued running the business – but they did not reside in the accommodation as they also owned, or rented, a house in the village.The letter goes on: “Because the accommodation was not being lived in, and with little or no maintenance being carried