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Former Barony Colliery Barony Road, Auchinleck, KA18

Land size: 109 acres

Key Features

Located on the outskirts of Auchinleck Potent
Semi-rural location with views of the Doon Valley
Good drive times to Glasgow, the Central Belt and Dumfries
Rural ground extending to 44 hectares (109 acres) .
Planning in principle for an eco-wellness facility
Potential for alternative uses
Offers over £295,000 are invited

Description

The land at Barony Colliery, is an area of semi-rural ground adjacent to and south of the category B listed ‚Barony A Frame, an open-air museum dedicated to the mining history of the local area.

The site is broadly L shaped and is laid out in vegetation and woodland extending south towards the Lugar Water. There are partially surfaced sections to the north of the site adjacent to the Barony A Frame and its associated car park.

The site extends to an area of 44 hectares (109 acres), or thereby.

The site is zoned as a miscellaneous opportunity‚ in the adopted East Ayrshire Local Plan. Conditional planning permission in principle was granted in January 2024 under reference 23/0491/PPP, for the development of an Eco-Wellness Park comprising self-contained accommodation units (not for permanent residence), reception building and associated wellness therapy, educational and leisure uses. Indicative plans show a potential scheme comprising of a 40-bedroom hotel, 160 standalone residential units and a series of commercial opportunities commensurate with the proposed eco-wellness use.

Detailed information is available via the East Ayrshire Council online planning portal.

The property may have potential for other uses, subject to consent, and further enquiries should be directed to East Ayrshire Council planning department on .

Offers over £295,000 are invited for our clients heritable interest.

A closing date may be set in due course and interested parties should log their interest via the sole selling agents for further details.

Each party to be responsible for their own legal costs incurred.

Location
The site of the former Barony Colliery is on the south side of the B7036 around 2 miles west of Auchinleck. The location is semi-rural with aspects south towards the Doon Valley.

Auchinleck is in the East Ayrshire region of Southwest Scotland, around 14 miles southeast of Kilmarnock (27 minute drive time), 47 miles northwest of Dumfries (1hr 16 minutes) and 35 miles south of Glasgow (50 minutes), accessed via the A76 and A/M77. Convenience shopping, leisure and education amenities can be found in Auchinleck and in nearby Cumnock. Dumfries House, a popular tourist attraction owned by The Kings Foundation, is a short drive south of the property.

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Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: Ask Agent
Date Posted: 2026-02-13

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 5 Development Land listings in Scotland (100+ acres).

This Property£2,706 / acre

Development Land Average (100+ acres) £4,334 / acre

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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Parking Available
Garden: Ask Agent

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 88% of premises

Suitable for

4K streaming on every screen
Full-time home working
Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

St Patrick's Primary School437 metres
Pupils
124
Type
Roman Catholic
Auchinleck Primary School553 metres
Pupils
171
Type
Non-denominational
Lochnorris Primary School1.3 miles
Pupils
493
Type
Non-denominational
Catrine Primary School2.4 miles
Pupils
136
Type
Non-denominational
Ochiltree Primary School2.6 miles
Pupils
94
Type
Non-denominational

Secondary

Robert Burns Academy1.3 miles
Pupils
1,734
Type
Non-denominational
Loudoun Academy10 miles
Pupils
888
Type
Non-denominational
Doon Academy11 miles
Pupils
240
Type
Non-denominational
Kyle Academy12 miles
Pupils
821
Type
Non-denominational
Queen Margaret Academy12 miles
Pupils
681
Type
Roman Catholic

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Cumnock Superstore, Auchinleck709 metres

Morrisons Daily Cumnock Auchinleck, Auchinleck731 metres

Aldi Cumnock, Cumnock1.6 miles

GP surgery

Auchinleck Surgery362 metres

Pharmacy

Logan Healthcare Ltd371 metres

Green space

Playing Field163 metres

Walking trail

B14: River Ayr Way Link335 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Auchinleck Rail Station305 metres

Nearest bus stop

The Avenue339 metres

Typical drive times

Cumnock4 min · 1.7 miles

Galston19 min · 12 miles

Kilmarnock23 min · 14 miles

New Cumnock12 min · 8.3 miles

Glasgow (city)48 min · 36 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

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Rivers and the sea

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Surface water

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Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
Ground risks (included in the full report)

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