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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 dates7,585Searchable applications
199Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,668 approved or refused records
416Refused applications
6,252 approved · 416 refused · 491 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Decided21/0295/PP
PROPOSED BARN CONVERSION TO 2 RESIDENTIAL HOMES
1 Waterpark Crosshouse Road Kilmaurs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2LU
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0297/LB
Installation of window guards
Cumnock Town Hall 62 Glaisnock Street Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1BY
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0298/PP
Installation of window guards
Cumnock Town Hall 62 Glaisnock Street Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1BY
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0299/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
East Heads Steading U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0300/TP
Removal of 4 trees
2 Westgate Ballochmyle Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6LN
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Unknown21/0301/AN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Burnock Mill Farm C61 Darntaggart Brentwood From A70 To B7046 Near Skares Ochiltree Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2RX
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0302/PP
Erection of detached dwelling with detached garage
Land at Easter Heft Lugton KA3 4EE
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0303/PP
Erection of conservatory.
7 Lamberton Road Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 3HU
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0304/PP
Erection of double garage, including adjacent boundary walls.
37 Kay Park Crescent Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7BA
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0306/PP
To erect a two storey rear extension to property
57 London Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7AH
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0307/LB
Installation of heritage plaque
Kilmarnock Railway Station Kilmarnock Rail Station Access Road Off Langlands Brae Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2AF
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0308/LD
Proposed extension to rear of existing dwellinghouse
97 Connel Crescent Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5AU
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0309/PP
Change of use from Fitness Centre (Class 11) to a non-residential independent school (Class 10) including existing office space
11A Rugby Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DP
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0310/PP
Proposed change of use and erection of tourist accommodation
Barskimming Mill C3 From Barskimming Road To C49 Mauchline East Ayrshire
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0311/PP
Erection of front porch
20 Kirkwall Place Southcraigs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2HQ
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0312/PP
Change of use of hotel and bakery to 3 no. dwellinghouses including external alterations
Turf Hotel 52 West Main Street Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0AQ
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0313/PP
Installation of three biomass boilers and associated components installed within existing agricultural buildings. (Retrospective)
Alton Muirhouse Farm U31 Whatriggs Off U30 Near Nether Newton Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LJ
Received 27 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0314/LB
Demolish flat roof toilet extension to rear and modify internal partitions and external alterations to form dwellinghouse
Turf Hotel 52 West Main Street Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0AQ
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0025/NMV
Addition of small window to porch, reduction of timber cladding to 50% due to change in lending criteria post Grenfell, change from black wood clad to black render on both side elevations and front elevation (Planning Consent No. 20/0586/PP)
Mckenzie's Caravan A735 From C7 To Stewarton Road Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4BU
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0074/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.6 (Landscape Plan) of Planning Consent No. 20/0289/PP
Land At Former Busbiehill Guest House U45 Kirkland From Knockentiber To North Ayrshire Boundary Knockentiber East Ayrshire
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0315/PP
Proposed Demolition of Existing Building and Erection of New building to form 3 Individual Commercial Units
43 West Donington Street Darvel KA17 0AW
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0004/PREAPP
Proposed housing development (approx. 90-100 houses) and associated roads, infrastructure and landscaping
Dalsalloch Woods C62 Pennyland Auchinleck Parallel To A76t At Templeton Roundabout Auchinleck East Ayrshire
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0076/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.1 (Slate Sample) of Planning Consent No. 20/0301/PP
9 Busbie Holdings C24 From Bonnyton Road To North Ayrshire Boundary At Plann Bridge Knockentiber East Ayrshire KA2 0DJ
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/0317/LD
Construction of new dormer
27 Cessnock Road Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8LR
Received 29 Apr 2021
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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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