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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.
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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 dates11,406Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,031 approved or refused records
544Refused applications
9,487 approved · 544 refused · 829 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/0381/PP
Proposed single storey extension to rear of property
24 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1EG
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0115/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos. 2 (Low Carbon Statement), 4 (Waste Management Strategy), and 6 (Biodiversity Gain) of Planning Consent No. 24/0221/PP (Dog Kennels)
Meadowlands Farm Old Glasgow Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5JU
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0004/S36SCP
Request for scoping opinion for proposed Section 36 application for Pencloe Wind Farm extension
Pencloe Wind Farm Pencloe Farm Afton Road Mossmark New Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4PR
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0001/S36VSP
Variation of Consent S36 Variation Scoping Request (Gatecheck Report)
Greenburn Wind Park New Cumnock
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/0384/PP
Installation of pipe arch to underside of bridge, reinstate cycle path, formation of embankments and associated fencing
DAS1/5 Low Ashyard Bridge Hurlford, East Ayrshire
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0385/PP
Proposed single storey rear extension, including removal of chimney and new raised decking
45 Cedar Road Grange Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2HP
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0386/PP
Proposed new dwellinghouse including access, parking and garden
Land At Laigh Newton Darvel
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0116/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 17 (b) (Breeding Bird Protection Plan) of Planning Consent 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 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0117/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 22 (b) (Species Protection Plan) of Planning Consent 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 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0387/PP
Thanks for
2 St Michael's Mount Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2SA
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/0388/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry-related Formation of a Private Way (Non-residential).
North Kyle Forest Block
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0389/PP
Change of use from office space to leisure facility (Indoor games)
Pra Group Uk Ltd 2 The Cross Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1LR
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0390/PP
Proposed erection of 1.5 storey bungalow
Land adj to 73 Wellwood Street, Muirkirk
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0391/PP
Alterations to dwellinghouse, inlcuding roof gables formed on East and West elevations, erection of 1st floor terrace and raised rear patio extended (retrospective).
Afton View 17 Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3JB
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0018/S36VAM
Submission for approval in relation to Condition No. 20(1) (Aviation Lighting Scheme) of deemed planning consent 22/0002/S36VAR
Land Within The North Kyle Forest, Approximately 5.5km East Of Patna, 6km West Of New Cumnock And 2.5km North East Of Dalmellington.
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0392/PP
Erection of a circular steel slurry store and associated concrete base.
Barneighthill Farm U75 Barneight And Killoch From U723 Friendlesshead To U77 Boghead Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6HF
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0393/PP
Erection of a circular precast concrete slurry store and associated concrete base.
Auchencloigh Farm U72 Auchencloigh School Off B7037 Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NP
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0118/AMCPP
Discharge of Planning Conditions (2a) (Ground Surfacing), (3a) (Technical Spec/Drainage Scheme) and (4a) (Vehicle Swept Path Analysis) of Planning Consent 23/0084/PP (Agricultural Building)
Gauchalland Meadows Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8LF
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0395/PP
Erection of sunroom to rear of dwellinghouse
22 Osprey Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3LQ
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0396/PP
Extension of existing shop and erection of new shop unit incorporating the conversion of a former bandhall building and associated change of use to Retail.
10 Main Street Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7QL
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0051/NMV
Alterations to external finishes (timber and zinc panelling instead of white render) of Planning Consent 22/0008/PP (New Dwellinghouse)
The Stables Craighead Farm U21 Brockwellmuir From A735 To C7 Via C100 Lugton East Ayrshire KA3 4DT
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0397/PP
Planning application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary conditions 6, 7, 9 and 10 of planning permission 20/0425/PP to allow the extension of the operational life of the wind farm from 25 to 35 years.
Overhill Wind Farm B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0019/S36VAM
Submission for approval in relation to Condition No. 40(1)(b) (Noise consultants) of deemed planning consent 22/0002/S36VAR
Land Within The North Kyle Forest, Approximately 5.5km East Of Patna, 6km West Of New Cumnock And 2.5km North East Of Dalmellington.
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0119/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Landscaping) and 5 (Trees) of planning consent 23/0476/PP (Formation of new private access road to dwelling)
Ladyton House Ladyton U37 Milton From Ladyton To A719 At Loudoun Castle Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8PF
Received 12 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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