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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 dates11,836Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,425 approved or refused records
563Refused applications
9,862 approved · 563 refused · 853 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/0019/AMCPP
Discharge of conditions 2 (Landscaping),, 4 (Drainage) and 6 (Container Cladding) of planning consent 24/0463/PP (Construction of Cycle Track and associated works)
Construction Of Cycle Track Mcadam Way Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided25/0001/HH
Application for High Hedge Notice
42 Campbell Street Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0DA
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0122/PP
Extension to proposed steel framed agricultural building.
West Gatehead Farm U16 Gatehead - Thorntoun From B7081 To A759 At Gatehead Gatehead East Ayrshire KA2 0BT
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0123/PP
Painting of gable wall to form mural
133 Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9DJ
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0020/AMCPP
Submission for approval of Condition 5 (a) (Lighting, dust, waste, polluition) of Planning Consent 24/0311/PP
Meikle Hill Substation New Cumnock
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0124/AD
Installation of replacement fascia signage and window graphics
27 Wallace Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8HP
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0125/AD
Installation of replacement fascia signage and window graphics
13 St Marnock Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1DZ
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Unknown25/0126/PN
Prior Notification for switch station
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 3 Mar 2025 - Awaiting decision25/0127/PP
The proposed lateral extension of Tincorn Hill Quarry to the north and east and deepening of the extended excavation
Tincorn Hill Quarry B743 From U79 Brocklar To U724 Garpel Sorn East Ayrshire
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0002/AMCLB
Discharge of Conditions 1 (Roof coverings), Condition 3 (Rooflights) and Condition 5 (External wall repairs) of Planning consent 20/0332/LB
Cairnhill Farm U55 Threepwood And Cairnhill From C104 At Sornhill To U56 Meikle Carleith Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8ND
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0130/PP
Proposed external fabric repairs and reinstatement of blocked-up windows.
28 - 30 Polwarth Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8HG
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0131/LB
Painting of gable wall to form mural
69 Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9DA
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0132/PP
Painting of gable wall to form mural
69 Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9DA
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0133/LDPU
Proposed external alterations to dwellinghouse to replace window and door on rear elevation
27 Cambuskeith Drive Moorfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RX
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0021/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscaping) of Planning Consent 21/0336/PP (Phase 3)
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Registered25/0022/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 13 (Garden Levels) of Planning Consent 21/0336/PP (Phase 3)
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Unknown25/0135/PN
Prior Notification for demolition of buildings.
39 Sorn Road Auchinleck East Ayrshire KA18 2LY
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0001/S36VAM
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 9(1)(e)(Micrositing) 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 7 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0136/PP
Change of use from Class 5 to Class 6 (retrospective) and the erection of a boundary fence and landscaping
1 Fullarton Street Kilmarnock
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0138/PP
Proposed 4no. 130KW Biomass Boilers in Shipping Container
31 Townholm Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1BB
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0139/PP
Erection of a new dwelling House
Vacant Plot, Junction of Muirkirk Road and Peesweep Brae Lugar
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0004/S36AMC
Submission for approval of Conditions 11(1) (Design and operation of turbines) and 15 (Borrow Pits - Blasting) of Planning Consent 19/0002/S36
Sanquhar II Community Wind Farm Near Kelloholm
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0024/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 3A(Roof Tiles) of Planning Consent 24/0459/PP
West Dawn Cottage 14 Rowallan Castle Estate U54 Tannacrief From B778 West Of Fenwick To B751 Nr Meiklewood Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2LW
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Decided25/0025/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 2 (Stone), Condition 4 (Lime Mortar) and Condition 6 (Paint Spec) of Planning Consent 23/0367/PP.
John Knox Church High Street Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 13 Mar 2025
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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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