What the two councils decided, who is responsible, and what happens next.
Two different councils serve Largs, and a lot of wasted letters come from mixing them up. Largs Community Council is volunteers — residents who meet monthly and put the town's case to the authorities. North Ayrshire Council is the local authority — the elected body that runs bins, roads, schools and planning. This page keeps track of both, and routes the everyday problems to the right front door.
Everything the register is keeping track of, by status — the newest set of minutes is digested just below. Items carry forward from meeting to meeting under a permanent entry, so a matter raised in January can still be found in November whether or not it has moved. Nothing is dropped for being slow.
Latest published Community Council minutes: June 2026. Built from the approved minutes of sixteen meetings — nine in 2025 (January, February, April, May, June, July, August, September and November) and six in 2026 (January to June) — together with December 2024 where an item began there. Minutes for March, October and December 2025 are not in the published archive; the October and December meetings are both recorded as having taken place, their minutes having been approved at the meetings that followed. Where an item's last mention is some time ago, that describes the written record and nothing more. Minutes archive →
The Memory Walk has taken place each year since 2023. The 2025 walk was held on 22 June at Barrfields Stadium for Dementia Friendly Largs, and the 2026 walk at Barrfields on 21 June, open to all. An application to the Common Good Fund towards it was successful.
The community garden carried seasonal displays through 2025 and into 2026 — Easter, VE Day, a summer display, VJ Day in August, the Viking Festival, Hallowe'en, Remembrance and Christmas, then a World Cup theme in 2026. CCllr Adair and residents of Sandringham took over the flower beds, and a local resident donated large plants. Thanks were recorded at the 2025 AGM to Fiona Stevenson for the artwork and to the members who work in the garden. The garden costs about £150 to £200 a year and LCC is considering ways to raise it.
Love Largs emoji litter signs were displayed at the school and around the town through 2025, and continued to go up during 2026 — at Bake n Bite in February and Fishworks by June. Separately, in February 2025 the Academy's newsletter highlighted pupils dropping litter, and LCC agreed to supply additional posters for display throughout the school at a cost of about £90. One spare sign remained.
Railfuture was invited in August 2025 to discuss strategies for lobbying for improvements to the North Coast line, including faster and more frequent services and enhanced services in summer and for events such as the Viking Festival. Railfuture attended the February 2026 meeting and set out its aims for rail passengers. The improvements sought for Largs were shorter journeys, more capacity, fewer stops, twice-hourly trains and better punctuality, and it was suggested that the clash between the Viking Festival weekend and the Ayr air show be raised with the MSP for a question to the Minister for Transport. The advice recorded was to form a rail user group, engage with ScotRail's Strategy and Planning Director, and raise the service as a campaigning issue. Two actions followed: to identify the successor to the previous ScotRail director, and to request the cancellation rate for Largs under freedom of information. By March and April 2026 cancellations of services from Largs to Glasgow were reported to be down in number, and the successor had still to be identified. In June a document on ScotRail's performance on the Largs line was circulated, and LCC was to consider writing to the company about it.
A request was made in September 2025 for LCC to support a question to KA Leisure about why the Community Campus could not be made more available to the community, it being open to the public three nights a week. LCC continued to press for longer public opening at the Largs Campus. KA Leisure advised in March 2026 that it was still trying to extend times but could not do so because of operating leases. It was recorded that facilities in the town go unused because young people are not allowed access to them, and that charges at Inverclyde were considered very high. The Community Council agreed to invite KA Leisure's Chief Executive, and local groups, to a meeting, and in April Cllr Murdoch was in discussion with KA Leisure's Chair. In June it was recorded that a karate club had to take forty children to Garnock Academy for a grading because Largs Academy could not be opened.
Community Council elections were postponed from 2025: the Chair recommended waiting because of the timescales of the Scheme of Establishment review, and a motion to hold them in 2025 was not supported. They were then expected in September or October 2026. In June 2026, with the review still incomplete, it was agreed by all to postpone again until it concludes — proposed by CCllr Phillips, seconded by CCllr Stevenson.
East Castle Avenue is the only street in Largs with a partial exemption from the pavement parking ban; other streets did not meet the Scottish Government's criteria on road and pavement width. Parking on a privately owned pavement is still liable to a fine. Concern was recorded about emergency vehicle access and about a general lack of communication. A letter to Transport Scotland and to the relevant Scottish Government committee was agreed in December, and clarification on road widths was sought from Kenneth Gibson MSP in January. In May 2026 it was stated that parking on the promenade is classed as pavement parking, with some exceptions, and in June that an exemption would have to be applied for.
A proposal for allotments at Douglas Park was raised by a member of the public, who has drawn up a plan he would like considered. North Ayrshire Council has advised that a change of use is required, but little progress has been recorded and the matter appears to be stuck; Cllr Murdoch reported in January 2026 that there had been no meetings. In February it was stated that the community group involved had not progressed the forms required. CCllr Woodburn agreed to email the Council for an update, and the action has been carried forward at every meeting since.
An application by Wetherspoons to become an off-licence was considered. The Community Council agreed that it does not support the application, and the question of overprovision within the town was raised. Part of the application was also to increase capacity inside the premises. The application was postponed to a hearing on 7 September 2026.
North Ayrshire Council identified an underspend of £1.47 million and put three options for its use out for consideration. The Community Council proposed a fourth — using the money to protect the school crossing patrols and to acquire care capacity within the Health and Social Care Partnership — and agreed this unanimously. It was noted that a one-off underspend cannot fund continuing employment, though one-off grants could help various projects. The options return to full Council for a decision.
In May 2025 CCllr Woodburn called for the Community Council to be involved in how money from the fund is disbursed, saying there was no transparency about it, and CCllr Alexander asked whether the proceeds could be transferred to the Community Council; the answer given was that this depends on the setup of the Locality Partnership. Takings from the seafront car park rose by £100,000 after pay and display was installed. The Community Council recorded the view that residents should be able to suggest how the money is spent, with repairs to toilet facilities among the suggestions, and proposed discussing it with members of the public at a meeting. Councillors were due to meet on 22 June 2026 to consider the fund. In January the Council declined to approve money from the fund towards Christmas lights. In May CCllr Woodburn suggested that fines raised in the seafront car park should be paid into the fund; the answer given was that such fines cover the cost of the work that raises them.
A proposal was presented for an electric vehicle charging hub at Hunterston, powered by renewable energy. It would work like a petrol forecourt but with charging points including ultra-rapid chargers, generating power on site by solar with additional supply from the national grid, and would include retail and coffee facilities. A planning application was expected within six to eight weeks. A video is on the company's website and feedback was invited.
North Ayrshire Council is reviewing the Scheme of Establishment that governs community councils. LCC was encouraged in May 2025 to participate fully, with details of the process to be sent. In June it was reported that the whole scheme was open for review, with no proposal from North Ayrshire Council of what it wished to change, unlike other councils, and LCC agreed to seek the views of other community councils. A meeting to formulate a response was agreed in July. In September the consultation period was extended to allow further consultation. By May 2026 the review had still not been published and CCllr Woodburn agreed to email North Ayrshire Council for an update; in June it was recorded as likely later in the year. Community Council elections remain postponed until it concludes.
The Viking Festival committee updated the May 2025 meeting on the festival's 45th year, with changes to the logo and to the programme of events. A longship was being built at the Maritime Museum in Irvine, with volunteers wanted for all aspects of the build, and the festival fire event was returning to Largs Thistle's football ground. A tug of war trophy was recovered for a competition, and a programme involving local businesses was to be free to the public; LCC agreed to take an advert in it, paid from the Admin account. Schools wanting to take part were invited to contact the committee. Coordinating with ScotRail was recorded as a challenge, with more buses possibly required. In June ScotRail advised that it could not provide extra trains during the festival because it clashes with the International Ayr Show, and the need for additional carriages, buses and ferries was raised. The programme had been printed with the support of local businesses, local traders would be at the event, and additional public toilets would be in place. LCC agreed to work directly with the festival directors and ScotRail on a plan for the following year. In September the festival reported that, after a complaint to North Ayrshire Council about cars parked on the promenade in the second week, traders were told to move them, and that there is no defined policy for the safe use of the promenade. In May 2026 the festival reported that a Viking longboat capable of sailing had been acquired, that the marquees were fully booked and that community groups had been invited to join the parade and the longship. The staging would not be at Aubery, which would be used for parking to avoid the previous year's problems; the Festival of Fire would be at the putting green, and Vikingar would be open for its cafe and toilets. Volunteers were again being sought. In June LCC was given a free advert in the festival brochure.
It was reported in May 2026 that the car park at the M&S site was complete and internal fitting was under way, with a possible August opening. The arrangements for entry and exit were discussed, though it was not settled whether these would be left turn only. The footway outside has been resurfaced. In June it was confirmed that there would be both right and left turns into and out of the site with no restriction, and that the pathways would be completed within the financial year. A question remained about the pavement at the old RBS.
A dangerous building at Gallowgate Street was reported in June 2026. Parking bays there will be closed, and the work could take up to eighteen months.
A manhole cover outside a guest house on Irvine Road was fixed by December 2024, when two further covers were causing concern. In June 2026 Scottish Water apologised for the manhole covers on Irvine Road and was reported to be looking for a long-term solution.
It was reported in June 2026 that the Integration Joint Board had agreed to change the criteria for care packages to critical need, and that everyone currently holding a care package would be reviewed. It was also reported that 115 unfunded care beds at Crosshouse hospital would end.
How this digest works: it reports what the published minutes record — what was decided, who took the action, and what the minutes say happens next. A status describes the record and nothing more; it says what the minutes said at the last mention, not what may have happened since. The same format for every item and every person, names exactly as the minutes give them, nothing rated and nothing ranked. The minutes themselves are always the official record. What goes in the register, and what stays out →
Read the full minutes →The next meeting date is being confirmed with the Community Council — it will appear here and on the front page. Recent meetings have been held at Vikingar.
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