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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,651 approved · 374 refused · 442 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 2017 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
Area Of Ground At Corner Of James Little And High Glencairn Street James Little Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 24 Mar 2017Land Adjoining Arranview Fishery Grassyards Near Moscow KA4 8PP
Received 11 Sept 2018Land Adjoining Arranview Fishery Grassyards Near Moscow KA4 8PP
Received 11 Sept 2018Land Adjoining Arranview Fishery Grassyards Near Moscow KA4 8PP
Received 11 Sept 2018Land Adjoining Arranview Fishery Grassyards Near Moscow KA4 8PP
Received 11 Sept 2018141 Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9DJ
Received 22 Oct 201879 London Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7BT
Received 12 Nov 20181 Bridge Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8AE
Received 16 Nov 2018Bellsbank Primary 4 Craiglea Crescent Bellsbank East Ayrshire KA6 7UA
Received 23 Nov 2018East Burnhead Farm 1 East Burnhead U4 Ladybrow Loop Rd At A71 Ladybrow To A71 At Loudoun Hill Spur To Burnhead Darvel East Ayrshire
Received 30 Nov 2018Dean Castle Bridge Dean Estate Dean Road Beansburn Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 11 Dec 2018Grange Service Station 56 - 58 Irvine Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2JW
Received 12 Dec 2018Turner Place Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA3 1RS
Received 13 Dec 20184A Milton Road Kilmarnock KA3 7HG
Received 14 Dec 201832-34 Mauchline Road Hurlford Kilmarnock
Received 17 Dec 201811 Kay Park Terrace Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7AZ
Received 17 Dec 201834 Main Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6AL
Received 17 Dec 2018Land At Glaisnock Road Glaisnock Road Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 18 Dec 2018Netherthird Primary School Craigens Road Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3AN
Received 19 Dec 2018Auchinleck House Barony Road Auchinleck Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2LR
Received 20 Dec 2018Cumnock Bus Station Tanyard Cumnock
Received 21 Dec 2018Bus Station Green Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1JU
Received 21 Dec 2018Plot 17 Ballochmyle Way Mauchline East Ayrshire
Received 21 Dec 20182 Kilmarnock Road Crosshouse Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0BG
Received 21 Dec 2018Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for East Ayrshire, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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