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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 dates11,254Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,899 approved or refused records
538Refused applications
9,361 approved · 538 refused · 815 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0034/NMV
Application to vary details of Play Areas 1 and 2 as previously approved under 22/0069/AMCPP and 21/0022/AMCPPP
Proposed Housing Development Bridgehousehill Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/0259/PP
Proposed Dog Breeding Kennels (Retrospective)
Houldsworth Cottage 22 Ayr Road Patna East Ayrshire KA6 7ET
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided24/0260/LB
Installation of replacement windows
17 Newmill Road Dunlop East Ayrshire KA3 4BA
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided24/0092/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 13 (Ecology Survey) of Planning Consent 23/0099/PP
Former Ballochmyle Hospital Site Mauchline KA5 6QH
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided24/0261/PP
Proposed new 2 storey detached dwellinghouse and detached garage
28 Cessnock Road Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8LR
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/0262/LDPU
Proposed new external double doors in place of existing window plus general internal alterations
Shaw Farm C117 From Kirkford To North Ayrshire Boundary Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 2PR
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/0263/TP
Felling of Tree Tag No. 1116 (Norway Maple) in retrospect.
The Braes 30 Burn Road Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0DB
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/0265/PP
Proposed Alterations and Extension to Rear of Property
24 Barony Road Auchinleck East Ayrshire KA18 2LL
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/0266/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side & rear of non-domestic property
1 Beansburn Beansburn Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1RL
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/0267/PP
Erection of outbuilding for use as hair salon and ancillary domestic storage
73 Hillhead Crescent MAUCHLINE KA5 5DW
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided24/0035/NMV
Timber gated entrance design amended to timber post and wire fences extending either side of a galvanized metal pedestrian gate and a double vehicular gate (Planning Consent No. 22/0460/PP)
Silverwood Primary School Kennedy Drive New Farm Loch Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7SZ
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided24/0269/PP
Extension to the existing hotel to provide additional bedrooms, together with other associated works.
Premier Inn B7064 From A71 Moorfield Roundabout To A759 Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RS
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided24/0270/PP
Installation of a modular farm office building (Restrospective).
Low Bowhill Farm U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 31 May 2024 - Unknown24/0271/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Low Holehouse Farm C76 Lawersbridge From B744 To B7037 Near Crosshands Mauchline East Ayrshire KA4 8NJ
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided24/0036/NMV
Alterations to floor and roof/eaves/ridge levels altered to accommodate construction methods. New velux rooflights to south of house. Additional windows to north wing gable and south wing attic area dormer (22/0563/PP).
Townhead Of Gree Clunch Road Fenwick East Ayrshire KA3 6BA
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided24/0272/PP
Erection of rear extension and replacement porch. Installation of 2 no. dormer windows to existing roof plane
Potterston Farm U745 Purclewan Mill From B742 At Dustyhall To A713 Hollybush East Ayrshire KA6 6AN
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0273/LB
Proposed attic conversion and associated internal alterations, installation of 5no. rooflights and 2no. sun pipes.
82 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TH
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0274/PP
Proposed attic conversion and associated internal alterations, installation of 5no. rooflights and 2no. sun pipes.
82 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TH
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/0275/PN
Braehead Peatland Restoration Scheme
Braehead Peatland Restoration Scheme Land Adjacent To Former Opencast Coal Works South Of Braehead Farm East Of Auchingee Farm
Received 29 May 2024 - Decided24/0276/PP
Installation of new pitched roof to replace existing flat roof.
2A Townholm Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1BB
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0277/PP
Proposed Extension and Retrospective Balcony to Rear
Hannahston Farm B730 From A70 At Coalhall To Drongan Drongan East Ayrshire KA6 6NG
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0096/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 10 and 14 attached to Ref. 23/0580/PP
Land off Ayr Road, Coylton, East Ayrshire
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0001/PREAPP
Masterplan led housing development and associated uses in principle
Altonhill Farm Kilmaurs Road Kilmaurs KA3 2NR
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided24/0278/PP
Installation of a telecommunications pole 18.5m in height with a 2.75m square concrete base 0.3m diameter dish and small outdoor unit to be attached to the pole. A cable route is proposed to link into the windfarm compound with a cable gantry taking the cable to the main building
Hare Hill Wind Farm A76t From Afton Bridgend To C47 Mansefield Road New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 6 Jun 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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