If North Ayrshire Council grants planning permission, construction of the facility would begin next year.

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When a local authority grants planning permission on a piece of land, the plot's value rises in line with the market's estimate of the value of the proposed development, and the value of neighbouring properties tends to fall.

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In our college planning workshops, we always remind parents there are no grants or scholarships for retirement.

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The museum, which attracts up to 20, 000 visitors a day, is planning to axe 150 jobs from the 1, 000-strong workforce to cut costs after a reduction in government grants.

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