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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,056 approved · 401 refused · 481 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Water Lane Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1QB
Received 9 Nov 202020 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1EG
Received 4 Nov 2020South Kyle Windfarm East Ayrshire
Received 4 Nov 2020Bellsbank Nursery & Family Centre Craiglea Crescent Bellsbank Ayr East Ayrshire KA6 7UA
Received 5 Nov 20202 Glen Farrar Way Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0LP
Received 9 Nov 2020Land At Mill Of Shield Road Drongan KA6 7AY
Received 3 Nov 2020Former Primary School Glebe Road Galston East Ayrshire
Received 5 Nov 202013 Bridesburn Place Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 5HA
Received 10 Nov 20208 Dunn Mews Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RP
Received 10 Nov 2020Jeffrey Street Riccarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4EB
Received 10 Nov 202089 Connel Crescent Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5AU
Received 10 Nov 2020Whitelees Wind Farm Eaglesham Moor East Ayrshire
Received 2 Nov 2020Aldi Store Rigg Street Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5LE
Received 6 Nov 2020Former Primary School Glebe Road Galston East Ayrshire
Received 6 Nov 2020Former Primary School Glebe Road Galston East Ayrshire
Received 6 Nov 2020Unit 5 Plots 8 To 11 Moorfield North Business Park Phase 2 Neephill View Moorfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 5 Nov 2020Barshare And Hillside Schools Dalgleish Avenue Cumnock KA18 1QG
Received 10 Nov 2020Andrew Gray And Co Fuels Ltd London Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7DD
Received 11 Nov 202064 Main Street Ochiltree Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2PB
Received 11 Nov 202084 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TH
Received 11 Nov 20202 Southhook View Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2NZ
Received 11 Nov 2020Kilmarnock Primary Substation Kilmarnock KA1 4DJ
Received 6 Nov 20204 Braehead Glebe Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 5HG
Received 6 Nov 20202A Seaford Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DA
Received 12 Nov 2020Records 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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