idc was widely criticised for some of their actions including the demolition of large swathes of the fullarton part of the town, the bridge and most of bridgegate in 1972 and 1973. one positive development of idc's was the irvine beach park from 1975 and the magnum leisure centre opened in 1976. this area, behind the harbour had been largely industrial wasteland for many years and was regarded as an eyesore. the area was developed with vast amounts of greenery making it a pleasant place to walk. idc and the urban regeneration company have plans to redevelop much of the waterfront area. surrounding towns and villages along the coastline are included in a number of the regeneration proposals.