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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.
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 dates12,363Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,871 approved or refused records
591Refused applications
10,280 approved · 591 refused · 900 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided25/0280/PP
Proposed attached single storey garage and front dormer link extension
8 Moorfield Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TS
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/0281/PP
Change of use of agricultural land to Class 11 (assembly and leisure), the erection of 10 lodges and 1 reception building and assocated works.
Land At Meikle Mosside Rowallan Nr Meiklewood Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/0061/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos. 2(a) (Species Protection Plan), 3(a) (Landscaping) and 4(a) (Low Carbon Development Statement) of Planning Consent No. 24/0528/PP (Extension)
Dumfries House Dumfries House Estate Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2NJ
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/0013/AMCLB
Discharge of Condition No. 1(a) (External Materials) of Listed Building Consent No. 24/0529/LB (Extension)
Dumfries House Dumfries House Estate Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2NJ
Received 23 May 2025 - Registered25/0004/S36
Consultation under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 relating to the proposed Breezy Hill Wind Farm (comprising 20 wind turbines of up to 149.9m to blade tip height) including BESS and associated infrastructure.
Breezy Hill Wind Farm Within North Kyle Forest Estate Cumnock
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/0062/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 14 (a) (upgrade to bus stops) of Planning Consent No. 23/0545/PP
Land Adjacent Struthers Farm Bound By London Road To North Kilmarnock London Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/0282/PP
Alterations to roof form and finishes
Gavin Hamilton Sports Centre Jamieson Road Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0AU
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/0064/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos. 4A (Landscaping), Condition 5A (Waste Management Plan), Condition 6A (Biodiversity Statement), Condition 7A (Energy Statement) and Condition 8A (External Lighting) of Planning Consent 24/0338/PP (Poultry/Midden Shed)
Land To The South Of Over Lochridge Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA3 5JF
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/0066/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.22(a) (Bat and Bumble Bee Boxes) of Planning Consent No. 23/0545/PP (Football Training Facility)
Land Adjacent Struthers Farm Bound By London Road To North Kilmarnock London Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 28 May 2025 - Unknown25/0283/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry Private Way
Carsgailoch Hill New Cumnock
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/0284/TP
Proposed tree crown lift to 4no. Sycamore , 2no. Common Ash, 1no. Wych Elm, 1no. Elder, 1no. Silver Birch and 2no. Sawara Cypress
Trees on Land at East of Morton Avenue and North of David Dale Avenue, Stewarton, East Ayrshire
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/0068/AMCPP
Discharge of conditions 2 (external materials), 4 (acoustic fencing), 6 (levels), 8 (low carbon statement) and 10 (floodlighting) of planning consent 20/0081/PP
Kilmarnock Football Club Ltd Rugby Park Rugby Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DP
Received 30 May 2025 - Registered25/0285/PP
Erection of new cabin structure.
Ladyton U37 Milton From Ladyton To A719 At Loudoun Castle Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8PF
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/0286/PP
Subdivision of dwelling to form 2 units, and associated external alterations
West Dawn Cottage 14 Rowallan Castle Estate U54 Tannacrief From B778 West Of Fenwick To B751 Nr Meiklewood Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2LW
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/0287/PP
Erection of 3 no. dwellinghouses with associated access, landscaping and drainage, and temporary siting of residential static caravan
Kerse Park Farm Kerse Park Craigs Road Hollybush East Ayrshire KA6 6HB
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0014/S36AMC
Submission for approval of Condition 24 (1)(2) and (3) (Habitat Management Plan) of Planning Consent 19/0002/S36.
Sanquhar II Community Wind Farm Near Kelloholm
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0019/NMV
Marginal reduction in landscaping and change from low level planting to bark chippings in landscape areas of car park
4 Brown's Road Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9AS
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0289/PP
Installation of shared solar PV system
Westgate House Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0290/LB
Installation of shared solar PV system with internal energy efficiency measures
Westgate House Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0291/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
32-34 Mauchline Road Hurlford East Ayrshire KA1 5AD
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0293/LDPU
Single storey rear extension
8 Cameron Crescent Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3TA
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0070/AMCPP
Discharge of condition 14 (Waste management strategy) of planning consent 20/0081/PP
Kilmarnock Football Club Ltd Rugby Park Rugby Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DP
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0296/LDPU
Erection of sunroom to rear of dwellinghouse
12 Margaret Parker Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2NS
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/0004/S36SCP
Scoping Opinion for Proposed Section 36 for Herd Hill Wind Farm.
Herd Hill Wind Farm
Received 2 Jun 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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