Plans for a major expansion by a Garnock Valley pharmaceutical giant were approved at a meeting of North Ayrshire Council's planning committee.
DSM, formerly Roche Products, sought planning permission for the development of a production and distribution facility on vacant brownfield land within the site boundary of DSM at Drakemyre, Dalry.
The site, known as Area 18, is around 2.8 hectares in area, and is bounded by a heat and power plant to the north, production buildings to the west, the wastewater treatment plant to the south and undeveloped open ground to the east, beyond which are other areas of plant.
