The shop, based at 208-210 High Street, closed in November 2020 when parent company, the EWM Group, entered administration.

The Edinburgh Woollen Mill could be on the verge of a stunning return to Ayr High Street.

The shop, based at 208-210 High Street, closed in November 2020 when parent company, the EWM Group, entered administration.

Now plans have been lodged in an attempt to open a new store across the road, at the former Barclays Bank site.

The applicant in the proposals is Carlisle-based Purepay Retail Ltd, who seek alterations at the former bank, in 225-229 High Street.

Plans clearly show The Edinburgh Woollen Mill signage at the listed building.

Following the company’s collapse during the pandemic a deal was struck by Purepay Retail Ltd to take on Edinburgh Woollen Mill, along with Ponden Home and Bonmarché and bring them out of administration in a rescue deal, which saved almost 2,500 jobs and 300 stores.

Now plans are underway to re-establish the knitwear brand back in a key location in Ayr.

Barclays Bank closed in May last year as bosses blamed the rise in online banking as a key factor.

The planning proposals are listed as ‘pending consideration’ on South Ayrshire Council’s online planning portal and a decision on them is expected in May.