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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 dates12,413Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 10,912 approved or refused records
592Refused applications
10,320 approved · 592 refused · 906 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided25/0339/AD
Advertisement of the following types : Advance Sign
Whitelee Operations Whitelee Windfarm B764 G75 0QQ
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/0340/PN
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
1 - 11 Bentinck Square Bentinck Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8JG
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/0343/PN
Replacement of all external and internal fixed windows on the western elevation.
Kay Park Bowling Club Strawberrybank Road New Farm Loch Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7RT
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0038/AMCPPP
Proposed dwelling house situated at Vacant Land Adjacent B744 Crossroads, Mauchline. KA5 5TW
Land Adjacent Aaron View, Crosshands, Mauchline
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0343/PP
Proposed erection of single-storey side extension and proposed flue associated with woodburning stove.
2 Moorfield Place Gatehead East Ayrshire KA2 0AX
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0344/LDPU
Erection of conservatory and roof alteration to rear of dwellinghouse
29 Cameron Crescent Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3TA
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0346/PP
Widen and improve existing field access for forestry management purposes.
Field Access Between Knockburnie And Marshalmark Dalleagles
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/0347/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Lands Of Muirhouse Farm Gatehead
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0081/AMCPP
Submission for approval of Condition No. 2 (a) (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) of Planning Consent No. 24/0180/PP
Blackhill substation, south-west of Craigdarroch, west of Afton Reservoir and south of New Cumnock
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0351/TP
Proposed removal of 1no. mature Sycamore tree.
Public Footpath East Of 39 Montgomerie Drive Stewarton KA3 3AP
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0354/PP
Siting of a storage unit and creation of hard standing area for community use.
Hannahston Community Woodland
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0355/PP
Application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary Condition 1(a) of consent 22/0398/PP to allow for an extended period of the temporary consent for a further 3 years.
Met Mast Lethans Wind Farm Extension New Cumnock
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/0356/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Gilbank Cottage U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0022/NMV
Roof Profile altered to accommodate PV panels optimum 35 degree roof pitch, altered glazing and introduce render finish on ecological wall construction as part of holistic low carbon sustainable development ethos (Planning Consent No. 22/0204/PP)
Stewarton Tennis Courts Corsehillbank Street Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5BA
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0357/TP
Proposed crown lifting of Copper Beech tree.
Woodlands 7 Clockston Road Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8LW
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0358/PP
Removal of paint and reinstatement of sandstone finish.
70 Main Road Fenwick East Ayrshire KA3 6DU
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0359/PP
Addition of decking (retrospective) and privacy screen to the property.
1A Wellwood Avenue Wellwood Avenue Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/0360/PN
Forestry-related alteration of a private way
Eriff Forest Block
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0363/PP
Erection of single-storey side extension.
16 Elgin Avenue Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3HJ
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0364/PP
Siting of storage container (in retrospect)
5 Welbeck Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3JN
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/0365/PN
Peatland restoration
Peatland South Of Cairn Road Near Skares Cumnock
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0082/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 2 (ATM Details) of Planning Consent 24/0495/PP (Alterations and repainting of shop unit)
2 Glaisnock Street Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1DA
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0367/PP
Revisions to Plot 10 and alterations to existing play area / open space, including access, parking, levels, landscaping and all other associated works (part in retrospect)
Land East Of Draffen House Draffen Mount Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Decided25/0368/PP
Erection of retail equipment storage building and formation of earthworks
Mansfield Shoe Group Plc Craigens Road Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3AL
Received 24 Jul 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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