The lengthy battle over the creation of an all climate pitch in Girvan's Victory Park may very well be fought to a conclusion this week.
Campaigners have been combating the brand new Ayrshire improvement, claiming it's prone to exacerbate well-documented flooding in and across the park.
Supporters, however, are eager to see Girvan lastly get a full dimension all climate pitch.
The appliance might be thought of by South Ayrshire Council Regulatory Panel on Thursday, June 23.
It has additionally been revealed that, ought to the pitch get the go forward, it might put in danger the event of a 'flood alleviation scheme'.
The council have already relocated the proposed website of the pitch a number of instances.
The newest noticed a proper planning utility, which might have seen the pitch constructed alongside the western fringe of the park, being withdrawn.
It has now been re-sited on the present park play space, which itself would should be relocated if the pitch is given the go forward.
Objectors have insisted the floor water from the park has commonly overwhelmed the drainage and sewer methods right down to the Mill Burn - the one outlet for runoff from the park - resulting in flooded roads, pavements and gardens.
One of many campaigners, Todor Radic of North Park Avenue, requested Scottish Water why they'd not been consulted.
He wrote: "The present community is unable to deal with the large volumes of water being directed into the community from the park and surrounding space.
"As all of the water from stated space is drained into the burn and as soon as the burn reaches capability, the water from the park and surrounding streets has nowhere to go, resulting in the in depth flooding."
Nevertheless, Scottish Water informed Mr Radic that 'there have not been any stories of flooding to Scottish Water for Victory Park and we have not carried out any investigations in that location'.
The corporate identified that the drainage of floor water into their sewer system was the duty of the council.
Nevertheless, they did provide to have an investigation workforce take a look at the location if Mr Radic had 'proof of sewer flooding or witnessed surging manholes within the street'.
Regardless of its personal flood map exhibiting the excessive threat within the space, SEPA raised no objection to the appliance.
A proper flood evaluation was carried out however was confined to the boundaries of the park itself, somewhat than the roads and homes outwith it.
Ayrshire Roads Alliance additionally responded to an objection in regards to the lack of a drainage influence evaluation, stating that it would not be required for the proposals.
Nevertheless, the Native Democracy Reporting Service has seen an e mail from ARA which admitted: "The drain that feeds into the burn is not going to enable any water out when the burn is excessive, and this then backs up into the Park space which is the place the water gathers.”
The report back to councillors additionally means that the plan might place a Flood Alleviation Scheme in danger as a water storage space must be relocated.
It continues: "Whereas the ARA point out that the relocation of the flood storage space might end in a major threat to the feasibility of the Flood Alleviation Scheme for each technical and value enhance causes."
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