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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 dates11,358Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,990 approved or refused records
543Refused applications
9,447 approved · 543 refused · 824 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided24/0337/LDPU
Rear extension to existing dwellinghouse
10 Dean Terrace Beansburn Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1RJ
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0338/PP
Erection of poultry shed, midden shed and associated access and turning areas
Land to the south of Over Lochridge Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA3 5JF
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0107/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to Condition No. 3(b) (Financial Guarantee) of planning consent 21/0623/PP
Access route corridor along ridgeline through Laight and Ashmark Farms and then south to Pencloe Forest.
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0109/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to Condition No. 5(2) (Financial Guarantee) of Planning Consent No. 21/0624/PP
At highest point of Ashmark Hill, adjacent to existing farm borrow pit.
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0108/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions (8) (Sustainable Urban Drainage System), (9) (Drainage Technical Approval) & (11) (Low Carbon Statement) of Planning Consent 22/0439/PP (Dwellinghouse)
1B Garden Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8HX
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0339/PP
Repair of damaged existing boundary wall and railings
Mount House Dundonald Road Kilmarnock KA2 0AA
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0340/TP
T1 Birch (assumed) - Removal , T2 Birch (assumed) - Removal
Mount House Dundonald Road Kilmarnock KA2 0AA
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0110/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to Condition No.5(2) (Financial Guarantee) of Planning Consent No. 21/0625/PP
Open moorland around the high point of Lamb Hill
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0341/PP
Change of use, conversion, subdivision and extension of agricultural buildings to form 3 no. dwellinghouses
West Ashyard C127 Ashyard And Hoodston Bridge Hurlford East Ayrshire KA1 5JE
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0342/PP
Section 42 application to vary condition 2 attached to KL/E/OL/91/279B at Unit 1, Queens Drive Retail Park, to allow for up to 51% of the gross floorspace of the store (including mezzanine floorspace) to be used for the sale of non-bulky goods, in the form of clothing, footwear, accessories and ancillary items, by Next Plc only.
Next Unit 1 Queens Drive Retail Park 4B Queen's Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3XF
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0343/PP
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of 10/0932/PP at Unit 1, Queens Drive Retail Park, to allow for up to 51% of the gross floorspace of the store (including mezzanine floorspace) which can also be used for the sale of non-bulky goods, in the form of clothing, footwear, accessories and ancillary items, by Next Plc only
Next Unit 1 Queens Drive Retail Park 4B Queen's Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3XF
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0344/PP
Erection of Washwater Booster Kiosk, MCC Kiosk, Installation of Flowmeter Bypass Pipework and Valves and Ancillary Development
Dalrymple Waste Water Treatment Works By River Doon Off Holms Farm Road Dalrymple East Ayrshire
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/0345/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Burnfoot Forest north of Muirkirk, East Ayrshire
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0346/PP
Reroofing works and part demolition of remainder of gas meter housing (retrospective).
20 Lawson Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0347/LB
Re-roofing Works and Part Demolition of Remainder of Gas Meter Housing with internal alterations (retrospective).
20 Lawson Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0111/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 3 (Low Carbon Statement) of Planning Consent No. 23/0346/PP (Erection of storage building)
Plot C1 EAC Central Catering Unit Rowallan Business Park Southcraig Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0349/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Neilston Dunlop Site
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0046/NMV
Variation to external cladding and location of shutter door of Planning Consent 23/0346/PP (Erection of Storage Building)
Plot C1 EAC Central Catering Unit Rowallan Business Park Southcraig Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0352/PP
Siting of shipping container adjacent to recreation ground for storage of tractor and other equipment (Retrospective)
Playing Field - Jamieson Park Girvan Crescent Newmilns
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/0353/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry-related Building Works (Non-residential).
In woodland (barrshouse wood) now known as Coille na t-sealgair. Next to access track off unmarked road, opposite Barrshouse, near SORN, Mauchline, KA56NE.
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0354/TP
Two 50 ft lime trees located on either side off the front gate - Prune trees by lifting the canopy as advised by tree surgeon
33 Main Street Dunlop East Ayrshire KA3 4AF
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0355/LDEU
Siting of Residential Caravan/Chalet
Peacockbank By Stewarton Kilmarnock KA3 3EA
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0356/PP
Installation of access ramp outside front entrance of dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
44 Lochlibo Road Lugton East Ayrshire KA3 4DZ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0357/PP
Single storey side extension (Retrospective)
9 Holehouse Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7AU
Received 22 Jul 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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