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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 dates7,750Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,824 approved or refused records
426Refused applications
6,398 approved · 426 refused · 499 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/0513/PP
Side extension and internal alterations to existing dwellinghouse
11A Huggin Craig Road Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9EW
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0514/PPP
Erection of 3 dwellings
Gap Site Between 22 And 32 Smallburn Road Muirkirk
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0515/PP
Installation of floodlighting to existing tennis courts
Tennis Clubhouse And Courts Sunnyside Kilmaurs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2RY
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0517/PP
Change of use of first floor to form 2no flats and associated external alterations
60 Titchfield Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1PH
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0010/EIASCR
Screening opinion for proposed residential development
Land At Station Road/Barskimming Road Mauchline
Received 7 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0125/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 12 (Roads Construction) of planning consent 17/0019/PP (Learning and Enterprise Campus)
Broomfield Sports Ground Auchinleck Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1AN
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0518/LD
Proposed rear extension
5 Anderson Avenue Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6EZ
Received 16 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0519/PP
Erection of 1.850 metre high timber fence
2 Harperbank Grove Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1EN
Received 16 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0520/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Vacant House Plot Rowallan Castle Estate Kilmaurs East Ayrshire
Received 16 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0521/PP
Alterations within an existing industrial unit to install new windows to offices as part of alterations to form office accommodation
Unit 4 Moorfield North Business Park, Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, KA2 0FE
Received 16 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0522/PP
Erection of 4 car garage incorporating home office within roofspace
39 Kay Park Crescent Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7BA
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0523/PP
Extension to rear of property.
1 Esson Place Beansburn Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1RU
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0524/PP
Erection of new dwelling, garage, vehicle run in and associated landscaping
Land Adjacent East Heads Steading U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0525/PP
Change of Use of former offices (Class 4) and Community Centre (Class 10) to Kilmarnock Amateur Weightlifting Club Community Facility (Class 11). External alterations including removal of chimneys.
68 Caprington Avenue Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4SQ
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0526/PP
Erection of rear extension
9 Greenbank Courtyard Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0NE
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Unknown21/0527/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Temporary laydown area to be installed 2.5km to the east of Dalmellington in an area of commercial forestry.
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0126/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.14 (Landscaping Plan) of Planning Consent No. 20/0029/PP
Crosshouse Primary School Crosshouse Campus Playingfield Road Crosshouse Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0JJ
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0528/PP
Replacement of existing bay window with new bay window including raised deck area and access steps
The Spott Cutstraw Road Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 5HU
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0529/PP
To develop the existing area of open space between Armitage Drive and Hearth Place, to create a dementia friendly "Memories Garden" that will include a surfaced link path (approx 50m) leading to a surfaced central meeting / activity area, with benches and a public art feature (3 x engraved granite sculptures), and additional shrub planting.
Area Of Open Space Between Armitage Drive And Hearth Place Cumnock
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0530/PP
Substitution of house type design for Plot 2 of planning consent 18/0616/PP
Plot 2 Land Adjacent Viewfield Cottage Cutstraw Road Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0531/PP
Proposed refurbishment of farmhouse and conversion of steading to detached dwellings.
Dykescroft Farm C33 Dykescroft From Grassyards Interchange To A719 Kilmarnock Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8PL
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0127/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos.1 (Revised Site Layout), 9 (Infrastructure) and 16 (Dust Management Plan) of Planning Consent No. 21/0132/PP (Phases 2C and D)
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Registered21/0128/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 2 of Planning Consent No. CD/88/225/Q
Cronberry Bing
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided21/0130/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos. 1 (External Finishes), 4 (Low Carbon Statement), 8 (Boundary Treatment) and 10 (Drainage) of Planning Consent No. 21/0225/PP
West Whitelee Farm Old Glasgow Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5JU
Received 21 Jul 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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