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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 dates7,075Searchable applications
199Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,202 approved or refused records
383Refused applications
5,819 approved · 383 refused · 460 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/0868/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscaping Plan) of Planning Application 19/0449/PP
Plot 3 Potterston Farm U745 Purclewan Mill From B742 At Dustyhall To A713 Hollybush East Ayrshire
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0869/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 6 (Drainage and Sewage Disposal) of Planning Application 19/0449/PP
Plot 3 Potterston Farm U745 Purclewan Mill From B742 At Dustyhall To A713 Hollybush East Ayrshire
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0870/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 9 (Pre-Construction Surveys) of Planning Application 19/0449/PP
Plot 3 Potterston Farm U745 Purclewan Mill From B742 At Dustyhall To A713 Hollybush East Ayrshire
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0871/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 12 (Site Investigation and Risk Assessment) of Planning Application 19/0449/PP
Plot 3 Potterston Farm U745 Purclewan Mill From B742 At Dustyhall To A713 Hollybush East Ayrshire
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0872/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 17 (Access Road Design) of Planning Application 19/0449/PP
Plot 3 Potterston Farm U745 Purclewan Mill From B742 At Dustyhall To A713 Hollybush East Ayrshire
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0873/PP
Installation of underground electrical cables to allow for an alternative route for Windy Rig Wind Farm Grid Connection
Near Lamb Hill Approx 9.5 Km South Of New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 8 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0875/AN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Dalhanna Farm Afton Road Mossmark New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4PR
Received 8 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0877/PP
Erection of garage with first floor storage
Gardrum Hill Glasgow Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6AT
Received 9 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0878/PP
Change of use from retail unit to restaurant with takeaway facility with erection of flue at rear
14 - 16 Portland Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1HZ
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0879/PP
Proposed erection of dwelling with associated parking and garden
Wellwood Avenue Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0880/PP
Proposed conversion of existing barn to form granny flat
West Barwheys Farm U723 Friendlesshead From C51 Knowehead To B7037 Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6HE
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0881/PP
Proposed alterations and extension to existing restaurant/public house
Scots Bonnet Queen's Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3XB
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0882/PP
Proposed single storey rear extension and rear dormer extension to upper floor
7 Yardside Road Kilmaurs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2RP
Received 11 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0883/PPP
Planning Permission in Principle for 3 no plots
Hollybush Ayr KA6 6EZ
Received 11 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0884/PP
Siting of temporary building for changing facilities
148 Townhead Street Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1LZ
Received 14 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0885/PP
The construction of a flow forge plant cage/compound and the installation of air conditioning/refrigeration plant thereto together with the forming of 2 no. openings external wall/cladding associated with same
Unit 6 Glencairn Retail Park Glencairn Retail Park Off Holmquarry Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4AY
Received 14 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0886/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 6 (Construction Traffic Management Plan and Condition No. 9 (Dust Management Plan) of Planning Consent No. 19/0240/PP (Residential Development)
St Michaels 40 Treeswoodhead Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4NB
Received 23 Sept 2019 - Decided19/0888/AD
Installation of 2 no. illuminated fascia signs, 1 no. non-illuminated fascia sign and 2 no. double sided signs to the existing retail park totems poles
Unit 6 Glencairn Retail Park Glencairn Retail Park Off Holmquarry Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4AY
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0891/PP
Change of house type
The Paddock Cutstraw Road Stewarton Scotland KA3 5HU
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0048/NMV
Minor amendments to the approved plans
Diageo 18 - 20 Hill Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3HY
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0049/NMV
Non-Material Variation 31 - Fenestration Changes
Broomfield Sports Ground Auchinleck Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 11 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0050/NMV
Non-Material Variation 32 - Standing Seam Cladding
Broomfield Sports Ground Auchinleck Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 11 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0052/NMV
Non-Material Variation 33 - Secondary SLC Canopy Removal
Broomfield Sports Ground Auchinleck Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 11 Oct 2019 - Decided19/0053/NMV
Non-Material Variation 36 - AB Arts Terrace Elevation
Broomfield Sports Ground Auchinleck Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 11 Oct 2019
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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