Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,671 approved · 378 refused · 444 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 2017 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
85A-D,87A-D East Main Street, 1A - 1B Kirkland Rd and 20 lock ups at rear, Darvel
Received 15 Jan 2019Billy Bowie Ltd Moorfield Industrial Estate Off A759 Moorfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 15 Jan 2019Unit 1 Meiklewood Road Onthank Kilmarnock KA3 2ES
Received 15 Jan 2019South Kyle Windfarm Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 15 Jan 201912 Main Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6AH
Received 16 Jan 201944 Main Street Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4AN
Received 16 Jan 2019Bellfield Primary School Tinto Avenue Bellfield Kilmarrnock
Received 16 Jan 2019Plots 101-123 Land At Annandale Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire
Received 16 Jan 2019Plots 101-123 Land At Annandale Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire
Received 16 Jan 2019Plots 101-123 Land At Annandale Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire
Received 16 Jan 2019Plots 101-123 Land At Annandale Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire
Received 16 Jan 2019Plots 101-123 Land At Annandale Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire
Received 17 Jan 2019Plots 101-123 Land At Annandale Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire
Received 16 Jan 2019Plots 101-123 Land At Annandale Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire
Received 16 Jan 2019Plots 101-123 Land At Annandale Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire
Received 16 Jan 2019Plots 101-123 Land At Annandale Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire
Received 16 Jan 2019Annandale Works U14 Annandale & Springhill North Section From B7064 Terminating At A71 Embankment Grange Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 17 Jan 2019Annandale Works U14 Annandale & Springhill North Section From B7064 Terminating At A71 Embankment Grange Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 17 Jan 2019Annandale Works U14 Annandale & Springhill North Section From B7064 Terminating At A71 Embankment Grange Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 17 Jan 2019Threepwood Farm U55 Threepwood & Cairnhill From C104 At Sornhill To U52 Meikle Carleith Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8ND
Received 18 Jan 2019Knockenlee Dalleagles New Cumnock Scotland KA18 4QP
Received 18 Jan 20192 Avenue Square Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5AB
Received 16 Jan 20192 Avenue Square Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5AB
Received 16 Jan 2019Annandale Works U14 Annandale & Springhill North Section From B7064 Terminating At A71 Embankment Grange Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 16 Jan 2019Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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