Plans for an Ayr car dealership which had no building for sales and no parking for customers have been kicked out by planners.
Billy McFadzean had sought a change of use for land on the eastern side of Prestwick Road.
Ayrshire Roads Alliance have recommended refusal of the application, saying that the access, parking and turning arrangements did not meet the minimum standards.
Residents also questioned the application, with concerns about loss of privacy when people visited to view vehicles, and the likelihood that customers would have nowhere to park on site and would require to use on street parking.
In a report, South Ayrshire Council planners said that the application had given no indication as to how the business would operate.
The report stated: "The submitted plans show the site to be used for the display of vehicles for sale, but there is no provision for a building or other structure within which paperwork regarding the buying/selling of vehicles is to be carried out.
"It is also noted that no provision is made within the application site for customer parking, therefore it is assumed that parking for potential customers of the business will be on-street only."
Officials added that, had this information been available, it would still be considered an inappropriate development.
The report continued: "The application site is located between residential properties, and it is considered that the use of the site for the sale of vehicles is incompatible with surrounding development.
"The sale of vehicles from the site represents a more intensive use than would ordinarily be expected within a residential area.
"The use of the site for car sales has the potential to attract people to the area throughout the day and into the early evening, and it is considered that this would adversely affect residential amenity on the locale through the loss of privacy and through general disturbance."
The report acknowledges similar services further north, but points out that these had been established for a number of years and "do not alter the established character of the area".
The application was refused.
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