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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 dates11,381Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,008 approved or refused records
544Refused applications
9,464 approved · 544 refused · 827 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0358/PP
Change of use to charity shop with internal alterations, new entrance screen and doors
Galston Community Library And Local Office 24 Henrietta Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8HQ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0359/AD
Fascia Sign
Galston Community Library And Local Office 24 Henrietta Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8HQ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0047/NMV
Revisions to landscaping, including additional boundary tree and hedge planting and repositioning of proposed lime kilns memorial cairn (Planning Consent Ref No. 14/0903/AMCPPP)
Land East Draffen House Draffen Mount Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0048/NMV
Revisions to proposed lime kilns memorial cairn, as previously approved under 16/0047/AMCPP.
Land East Draffen House Draffen Mount Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0112/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 1 (Replacement timber dormer), Condition 3 (Render Detail), Condition 5 (Windows and storm doors) and Condition 7 (Colour scheme and external materials) of Planning Consent 23/0046/PP
T L P 5 Loudoun Street Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5BA
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0002/AMCLB
Discharge of Conditions 1 (Proposed Dormer Window) Condition 3 (Steam Cleaning for paint removal), Condition 5 (Render re-painting), Condition 7 (Colour Scheme to render), Condition 9 (Windows and Storm Doors) and Condition 11 (External Colour Schedule) of Planning Consent 23/0045/LB
T L P 5 Loudoun Street Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5BA
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0362/PP
Extension to rear of house, to form lounge, kitchen and bathroom.
8 Mount Place Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1UD
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0363/LDPU
Proposed agricultural slurry lagoon on agricultural land.
Land to the East of Purrock Farm Purroch Farm Mauchline Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA1 5JJ
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0364/LB
External alterations relating to change of use to residential.
16 Titchfield Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8AP
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0365/PP
Change of use from a mixed use of Class 5/6 and Class1A, to a mixed use development under Classes 1A, 3, 4, 6 and 11, with external alterations including new windows, stone works and repairs, external stairs, new openings, and extraction flue and other associated alterations
71 - 73 John Finnie Street & 7 Nelson Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BG
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0366/LB
External alterations including new windows, stone works and repairs, external stairs, new openings, and extraction flue and other associated alterations
71 - 73 John Finnie Street & 7 Nelson Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BG
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0367/PP
Erection of single dwellinghouse
Sighthill B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket, Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0049/NMV
Retention of and alterations to existing shopfront
16 Titchfield Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8AP
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0368/PP
Change of use of existing bothy building to form additional living accommodation, ancillary to the existing farm house.
Keirsmill Farm C11 Cairnhill From Fullarton Place To South Ayrshire Boundary Patna East Ayrshire KA6 7LF
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0369/PP
Erection of animal field shelter and formation of associated loafing area. (Retrospective)
10 Greenhill Holdings C24 From Bonnyton Road To North Ayrshire Boundary At Plann Bridge Knockentiber East Ayrshire KA2 0DX
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/0370/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Daldorch Farm Sorn Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6NA
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0371/PP
Siting of storage container and installation of 2 biomass boilers and associated infrastructure
Waterside Farm A719 Milton To Galston Roundabout Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8PB
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0372/PP
New outbuilding for the foodbank, replacing a former storage shed.
57 London Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7AH
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0373/PP
Installation of replacement door and resurfacing of driveway
25 Main Street Sorn East Ayrshire KA5 6HU
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0375/PPP
Planning Permission in Principle for erection of an agricultural workers dwelling house.
Darroch Brae Ochiltree KA18 2RR
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0377/LDPU
Proposed Change of Use of unit from hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) to hair/beauty salon (Class 1A)
2C / 2D Academy Street Hurlford East Ayrshire KA1 5BU
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0113/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 9(a) of Planning Consent No. 19/0262/PP (Hard Rock Quarry)
Land At Dareduff Hill C7 Dunlop Neilston From A735 Nr Dunlop To East Renfrewshire Boundary Dunlop East Ayrshire
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0114/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition (2a) (Parking Layout Details) of Planning Consent 23/0584/PP (Erection of front porch, rear extension and external alterations.)
26 Raith Road Fenwick East Ayrshire KA3 6DB
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0050/NMV
Non Material Variation Request - Change of render colour from white to off white (K-Rend colour Wheaten) Erection of single storey extension to medical practice.
Stewarton Medical Practice High Street Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5BP
Received 1 Aug 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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