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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.
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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 dates7,791Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,859 approved or refused records
427Refused applications
6,432 approved · 427 refused · 502 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/0664/LD
Installation of one biomass boiler and associated flue
Findlayston Farm A70 Ochiltree By-pass Ochiltree Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2PU
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0166/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos. 1a (Visibility Splays), 2a (Access), 3a (Service Bay) and 4 (Archaeological Watching Brief) of Planning Consent No. 17/1108/PP (Residential Holiday Let)
Sornhill B7037 From C104 Sornhill To U19 Whitehill Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NF
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0014/AMCLB
Discharge of Condition Nos. 1 and 2 (Archaeological Watching Brief) of Listed Building Consent No. 19/0126/LB
Sornhill B7037 From C104 Sornhill To U19 Whitehill Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NF
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0167/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos. 7a (Roof Covering), 8a (Rooflight), 10a (Window Arrangements) and 11a (External Windows and Doors) of Planning Consent No. 17/1108/PP (Residential Holiday Let)
Sornhill B7037 From C104 Sornhill To U19 Whitehill Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NF
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0015/AMCLB
Discharge of Condition Nos. 3a (Roof Covering), 4a (Rooflights), 6a (Window Arrangements) and 7a (External Windows and Doors) of Listed Buildling Consent No. 19/0126/LB (Extension)
Sornhill B7037 From C104 Sornhill To U19 Whitehill Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NF
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0665/PP
Proposed farmshop, cafe and tack shop with associated parking and external seating area
Land To North Of Milton Road U37 Milton From Ladyton To A719 At Loudoun Castle Galston East Ayrshire
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0666/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the rear
Bungalow 1 Boreland A713 From Craigs Road To B730 Drongan Road Doon Valley Ayr East Ayrshire KA6 7ED
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0168/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition Nos. 9a (External Wall Repairs) and 12a (Shed Materials) of Planning Consent No. 17/1108/PP (Residential Holiday Let)
Sornhill B7037 From C104 Sornhill To U19 Whitehill Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NF
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0016/AMCLB
Discharge of Condition Nos. 5a (External Wall Repairs) and 8a (New Shed Materials) of Listed Building Consent No.19/0126/LB (Extension)
Sornhill B7037 From C104 Sornhill To U19 Whitehill Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NF
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0169/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 4(a) (Surface Water Management Plan) of Planning Consent No. 20/0175/PP
Plot B Land To South Of Brownhill Farm Newmilns
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0170/AMCPP
Discharge of conditions 21 (network infrastructure), 31 (structure apparatus for servicing infrastructure), 33 (methodology statement re asbestos) and 41 (implementation of methodology statement re asbestos) of planning consent 19/1021/PP (Residential)
Former Ballochmyle Hospital Site MAUCHLINE KA5 6QH
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0667/PP
Erection of first floor extension to include dormers to front and back
2 Dykescroft Moscow Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8PN
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0047/NMV
Amend the bell-mouth road access design by bringing the road 5 metres into the site to allow for safe vehicle movement, finish the 5 metre road to final road finish specification and adjust gate configuration to new road layout and ensure security of the site entrance (Planning Consent No. 20/0240/PP)
Formation Of A New Access Road Junction Lugton Road Dunlop East Ayrshire
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0668/PP
Erection of detached dwelling with detached garage
Land at Easter Heft Lugton KA3 4EE
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0002/S36SCR
Screening request for battery energy storage system
Kilmarnock South Substation Treeswoodhead Road Kilmarnock
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0004/S36SCP
Request for Scoping Opnion for proposed Section 36 application
Sclenteuch Wind Farm
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0669/PP
Storage of mobile caravan, siting of swimming pool, siting of hot tub.
Ponderosa Stables Plot B South Of Brownhill Farm Newmilns KA16 9LE
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0171/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.2 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of Planning Consent No. 21/0360/PP (Residential Development)
Land Behind 1 Robbiesland Drive Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1UD
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0172/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.8 (Dust Management Plan) of Planning Consent No. 21/0360/PP (Residential Development)
Land Behind 1 Robbiesland Drive Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1UD
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0173/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.17 (External Materials) of Planning Consent No. 21/0360/PP (Residential Development)
Land Behind 1 Robbiesland Drive Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1UD
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0049/NMV
Change to wall and fence detail to meet Secure by Design requirements and change to location of detail at boundary and bin store (Planning Consent No. 20/0657/PP)
Vacant Site Between 11 And 29 Quarry Knowe Auchinleck
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0174/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 11 (Detached Garages) of Planning Consent No. 19/1021/PP
Former Ballochmyle Hospital Site MAUCHLINE KA5 6QH
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Awaiting decision21/0175/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.13 (Sewerage and Surface Water Management) of Planning Consent No. 19/1021/PP (Residential Development)
Former Ballochmyle Hospital Site MAUCHLINE KA5 6QH
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0670/PP
Alterations to existing conservatory to form rear extension
3 Lorimer Crescent Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1AJ
Received 24 Sept 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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