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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates11,451Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,073 approved or refused records
549Refused applications
9,524 approved · 549 refused · 829 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided24/0054/NMV
Non Material Variation- Proposed alterations to plot boundaries, Plot 137, Plot 138 and Plot 139 Omission of footpath link adjacent to Plot 137, Omission of road link to former Hospital Site and formation of footpath link of Planning Consent 21/0336/PP
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Awaiting decision24/0055/NMV
Non Material Variation - Proposed alterations to Plot Boundaries Plot 140 and Plot 141 of Planning Consent 22/0169/PP
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0001/S37SCR
Screening Request for New overhead line approx 23km in length - Hagshaw Energy Cluster Western Expansion Grid Connection
Hagshaw Energy Cluster Western Expansion
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0419/PP
Proposed Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) chamber, outfall, rock mattresses, associated earthworks and formation of vehicular access.
Land North of Annick Water and South-West of Kirk Glebe, Stewarton, East Ayrshire
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/0420/PP
Formation of access to B741 for new forest road.
Lands Of Bank & Afton Woodland Creation Project B741 Dalmellington KA18 4QW
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0421/PP
Erection of single storey and two storey side extensions
6 Holmlands Place Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1UT
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0422/PP
Erection of cooking extract flue
Logangate Arms Glenmuir Road Logan East Ayrshire KA18 3EX
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0423/PP
Erection of a wind turbine (27.95m to blade tip) (Repowering of existing wind turbine), ancillary infrasrtucture and access track.
New Intax Farm U31 Whatriggs Off U30 Near Nether Newton Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LJ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0424/LDPU
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development for proposed Underground Grid Cable Connection and electronic communications lines
Land north of Kilmarnock South Substation
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/0425/PN
Peatland restoration scheme
Land At Glen Afton East Ayrshire
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0426/PP
Part demolition, erection of front foyer extension, rear extension, and fly tower, external alterations to include stone repair, replacement and refurbishment of windows and doors, re-opening of windows, roof repairs and associated works.
The Palace Theatre 9 Green Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3BN
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Registered24/0427/PP
Planning application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning Act (Scotland) 1997 to vary conditions 1, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 of planning permission 20/0425/PP to allow the relocation and enlargement of the on-site substation and 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 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0428/LB
Part demolition, erection of front foyer extension, rear extension, and fly tower, internal alterations and external alterations to include stone repair, replacement and refurbishment of windows and doors, re-opening of windows, roof repairs and associated works.
The Palace Theatre 9 Green Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3BN
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/0429/PN
New forest road
Lands Of Bank & Afton Woodland Creation Project B741 Dalmellington KA18 4QW
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/0431/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Powharnal Opencast Grasswater Opencast Coal Site Access Road Cronberry East Ayrshire KA18 3NA
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0433/AD
Flush mounted wall sign and window graphics
31 Loudoun Street Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5BE
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0434/PP
Change of use of existing vacant funeral parlour to gym with fitness studio
George Telfer Funeral Directors 105 Glaisnock Street Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1JP
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0124/AMCPP
Discharge of conditions 2A (External Materials) and 3A (Low Carbon Development Statement) of planning approval 23/0484/PP (change of use of upper floor to two flats)
7 East Netherton Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4AX
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0435/PP
Proposed replacement of conservatory with sunroom
6 Greenhead Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6DB
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0125/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos. 2(a) (Drainage); 3(a) (Landscaping), 4(a) (BT Openreach Proposed Layout), 6(a) (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 15 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) of Planning Consent No. 23/0438/PP (Residential Development)
Land To Rear 9 Truesdale Crescent Drongan East Ayrshire
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0436/PP
Change of use of private garden ground to church land and the erection of a Community Shed (retrospective)
Land Adjacent To John Knox Church High Street Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0437/PP
Change of use from an existing Public Convenience to a retail unit and external alterations
Public Convenience Irvine Road Kilmaurs KA3 2RQ East Ayrshire
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0439/LB
Conversion of garage, internal and external alterations including repairs to roof, installation of flue, new window openings (Retrospective)
High Williamshaw High Williamshaw Farm Access Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5JR
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/0440/PP
Proposed storage units (2) to vacant land
Vacant Land Lochore Terrace Darvel East Ayrshire
Received 17 Sept 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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