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East Ayrshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates11,230Searchable applications
194Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,879 approved or refused records
538Refused applications
9,341 approved · 538 refused · 814 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and the environmentLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP)Pre-application advice Planning pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation area appraisals
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01563576790Council source
- Planning enquiries01563576749Council source
- General council enquiriesplanning.enforcement@east-ayrshire.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas26 mapped area records
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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.
More application records
- Decided24/0031/NMV
Amendments to Elevations, fencing and landscaping of Planning Consent (21/0457/PP).
New Build Site Off Lugton Road Dunlop Early Childhood Centre Dunlop
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/0002/S36SCP
Request for Scoping Opinion for Proposed Section 36 Application.
Blackwood Farm A76t From Afton Bridgend To C47 Mansefield Road New Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4NW
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/0084/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 6 (Pre works for nesting birds) of Planning Consent 23/0385/PP
72-84 Castle New Cumnock KA18 4AH
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/0241/PP
Single storey extension to rear of dwelling
Airdsmill 111 Smallburn Road Smallburn Muirkirk East Ayrshire KA18 3RF
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/0007/S36AMC
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 25(b) (Updated CTMP) of deemed planning consent 22/0002/S36
Kilmarnock South BESS adjacent to Kilmarnock South Substation
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/0088/AMCPP
Approval of Matters Specified in Condition 2 (Ventilation Arrangements) of Planning Permission 23/0525/PP (Change of use of part of building from Class 1A to allow the sale of hot and cold food (sui generis)
Post Office Central Avenue Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4PS
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/0243/TP
LharriCrown lifting to remove overhanging limbs
20 The Fieldings Dunlop East Ayrshire KA3 4AU
Received 17 May 2024 - Decided24/0085/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition (3) (Archaeological Brief) of deemed Planning Consent 22/0711/PP (Installation of Ground Mounted 200kW Solar Panels)
Land At Auldhouseburn Farm, Muirkirk
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/0244/TP
Removal of Monkey Puzzle Tree - T16
Dunlop Manor C7 Dunlop Neilston From A735 Nr Dunlop To East Renfrewshire Boundary Dunlop East Ayrshire KA3 4BD
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/0091/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos.2a (Passing Places) and 4a (Waste Management Plan) of Planning Consent No. 23/0607/PP
Hillend Of Heateth B705 From U730 Glenshamrock To Sorn Road Auchinleck East Ayrshire KA18 2NA
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/0246/PP
Additional 6 no. storage containers at the application site
39 Kilmaurs Road Knockentiber East Ayrshire KA2 0DY
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/0247/PP
Extension and alterations to Industrial Unit
Unit 2 S And A Kilcoyne Ltd Moorfield North Industrial Park Neephill View Moorfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0FE
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/0003/S36SCP
Request for scoping opinion for proposed Section 36 application
Breezy Hill Energy Project
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/0249/PP
Revised Application for Proposed Residential Development of 29 No. Detached and Semi-Detached Houses
Land Adjacent To Holm Farm, B7081 From Mote View To Gatehead, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, KA2 0BQ
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/0033/NMV
Amendment to boundary and house walls (changed from stone to render) of Planning Consent 17/1108/PP
Sornhill B7037 From C104 Sornhill To U19 Whitehill Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NF
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/0090/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 11, 12 and 13 attached to ref. 23/0580/PP - Greener Grid Park including energy management and storage onland immediately to the east of the Coylton substation
Land off Ayr Road, Coylton, East Aryshire
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/0251/LDPU
Proposed attic conversion and external alterations
6 Dunlop Street Fenwick East Ayrshire KA3 6EF
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0252/TP
The removal of 6 Lime Trees, the Crown Reduction of 4 Holly Trees, 1 Lime Tree and 1 Sycamore Tree (retrospective), and the replacement planting of 6 Lime Trees
Former Bowling Green In Howard Park KILMARNOCK
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0253/PP
Amalgamation of two plots into one plot (Plot 70 Turnberry Housetype) and the introduction of new plot within walled garden (Plot 71 Turnberry Housetype) (overall unit numbers the same)
Former Ballochmyle Hospital Site MAUCHLINE KA5 6QH
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0089/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 2 (Car Parking), Condition 4 (Service Management Plan), Condition 6 (Surface Water) and Condition 8 (Gate Design) of Planning Consent 23/0508/PP.
Moorfield North Industrial Park Neephill View Moorfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0255/PP
Erection of a mono pitched steel framed agricultural shed (Retrospective)
Low Bowhill Farm U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided24/0256/PP
Proposed extension and roof alteration to rear of dwellinghouse to form sitting room, shower room, and utility room.
25 Grange Terrace Grange Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2JR
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/0257/LDPU
External wall insulation to gable wall and side porch of existing house
10 Station Road Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8JB
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided24/0093/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 20 attached to ref. 23/0580/PP
Land off Ayr Road, Coylton, East Ayrshire
Received 27 May 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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