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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 dates7,766Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,837 approved or refused records
427Refused applications
6,410 approved · 427 refused · 500 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/0571/LB
Installation of demountable security window grilles
Morton Hall 123 Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9HB
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0572/TP
Tree works to Sycamore (Acer Pseudoplantanus) - reference 2381 (867)
Braes Cottage Burn Road Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0DB
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0573/PPP
Conversion of an existing out-building to form a residential dwelling.
Garage To West Of North Borland House North Borland Cottage Access Road Dunlop East Ayrshire
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0151/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 8 (External Materials - Amenity Block) 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 10 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0574/PP
Erection of attached garage
46 Holmhead Road Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1UA
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0042/NMV
Installation of fire suppressing sprinkler tank (Planning Consent No. 18/0611/PP)
Kilmarnock College Holehouse Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7AT
Received 10 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0576/PP
Erection of Rear Extension
20 Fisher Court Knockentiber Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0DS
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0578/PP
Development of 13 unit supported accommodation 2-storey flatted block with integral staff base, 3 wheelchair accessible bungalows, and associated landscaping and parking.
Mauchline Community Education Centre 31 Kilmarnock Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5DF
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0580/AD
Installation of fascia signs, wall graphics, internal window graphics and promotional screens
Former Pizza Hut 61 Low Glencairn Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4DD
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0581/PP
Two air conditioning condenser units
Former Pizza Hut 61 Low Glencairn Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4DD
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0582/PP
Erection of rear extension
6 Walnut Road Grange Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2HF
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0010/AMCLB
Discharge of Condition 3 (Stone Repairs) of Listed Building consent 21/0242/LB (Remediation Works to Viaduct)
Lugar Viaduct, Cumnock
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0583/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to side of dwelling.
26 Blackwood Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1SW
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0043/NMV
Alterations to planning consent 19/0772/PP (New Primary School)
Netherthird Primary School 61 Craigens Road Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3AN
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0153/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 10 (Drainage) of planning consent 20/0289/PP (Change of Use New Caravan Pitch)
Land At Former Busbiehill Guest House U45 Kirkland From Knockentiber To North Ayrshire Boundary Knockentiber East Ayrshire
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0012/EIASCR
Screening request for CoRE Centre of Excellence Building
Land Adjacent Barony Campus Auchinleck Road Cumnock
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0044/NMV
Alterations to planning consent 14/0067/AMCPP
Little Cutstraw Farm 1 Little Cutstraw B778 From Kirkford To U54 Tannacrief Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5JE
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0585/PP
Single storey extension to existing garage to form double garage
Craigspout 131 Glasgow Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6AG
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0586/PP
Install a new smoking shelter within the existing enclosed yard and associated works.
74 Portland Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1GB
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0587/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 1 (landscaping re plot 24 and adjacent areas) of 19/1038/PP
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0588/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 5 (landscaping) of planning permission 21/0132/PP (Alterations to layout and change of housetypes (phases 2C and 2D))
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0589/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 2 (landscaping of garden ground) on previous planning approval for Plot 82 (20/0356/PP)
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0590/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 4 (landscaping) on planning permission 21/0336/PP (amendments to site layout and change of housetypes (Phase 4))
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0592/LB
Replacement of existing timber sash and case windows with new double glazed timber sash and case windows to match
1 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1EQ
Received 18 Aug 2021
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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