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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 dates7,798Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,866 approved or refused records
427Refused applications
6,439 approved · 427 refused · 502 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/0671/LB
Works to boundary wall of walled garden, per Condition 34 of application 19/1021/PP plus supporting information relating to trees.
Walled Garden Ballochmyle Estate Development Ballochmyle House Access Roads Ballochmyle Catrine East Ayrshire
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0182/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 1(a) (Ecology Pre-commencement Survey) of Planning Consent Number 19/0693/PP
A713 at Milreoch, East of Hollybush
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0672/PP
Erection of garage incorporating home office within roofspace
39 Kay Park Crescent Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7BA
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0673/PP
Erection of 1KW wind turbine erected on an 8m pole
Starr Cottage Loch Doon U759 Loch Doon From A713 At Mossdale To Doon Castle Dalmellington Ayr East Ayrshire KA6 7QE
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0176/AMCPP
Discharge of condition 1 (Drainage) of planning consent 21/0469/PP (Occupancy Restriction)
East Clanfin A719 Galston Road End To Waterside Waterside Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6JQ
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0675/PP
Erection of new boundary wall up to the height of 2.55m. Formation of drop kerb and new driveway
27A Clearmount Avenue Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9ER
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0177/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 2 (External Finishes) of Planning Consent 20/0461/PP (Dwellinghouse)
Magbiehill Park Dunlop Road Stewarton KA3 3DX
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0676/PP
Formation of rear decking area (retrospective)
3 Corsehillbank Street Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 5BA
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0178/AMCPP
Discharge of condition 1 (External Materials) of planning consent 19/0676/PP (Residential Development)
Former Galston Primary School Glebe Road Galston East Ayrshire
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0179/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 3 (Acoustic Barrier) of Planning Consent 19/0676/PP (Residential Development)
Former Galston Primary School Glebe Road Galston East Ayrshire
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0180/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 6 (Surface Water) of Planning Consent 19/0676/PP (Residential Development)
Former Galston Primary School Glebe Road Galston East Ayrshire
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0677/TP
Crown reduction on two trees
53A London Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7AG
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0181/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 8(a) (financial guarantee) of Planning Consent No. 17/0536/PP.
Lands Of Low Holehouse Farm, Auchencloigh, Galston, East Ayrshire
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Decided21/0678/LD
Proposed installation of roof lantern to kitchen area
5 Kirkton Road Kilmaurs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2NW
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0681/PP
Painting of southern gable wall to form mural
Empire Bar 3 Glasgow Road Muirkirk Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3RN
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0682/PP
One and a half storey side extension and alterations
29 Wallace Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1SB
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0683/PP
New 2 storey extension, external alterations with limited demolition works and formation of accesses
St Sophias 18A Nelville Drive Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8BN
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0684/PP
Replace existing conservatory glass roof with new lightweight tile roof
6 Charles Place Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DY
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0686/PP
Change of use of outbuilding and external alterations to form dwellinghouse
5 Busbie Holdings B751 From Greenhill Terrace To B7081 Irvine Road Crosshouse Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0BY
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0687/PP
Internal alterations including 1no. new rooflight, 1no. replacement rooflight and new glazed door.Repaint banding around windows and door on front elevation. (Retrospective).
16 Main Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6AH
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0688/LB
Internal alterations including 1no. new rooflight, 1no. replacement rooflight and new glazed door andrepaint banding around windows and door on front elevation (Retrospective).
16 Main Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6AH
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Unknown21/0689/DN
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
52-54 Brown Street Greenholm Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9EU
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0183/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 14 (Low Carbon Development Statement) of Planning Consent No. 21/0360/PP (Residential Development)
Land Behind 1 Robbiesland Drive Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1UD
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0691/PP
Erection of one and a half storey extension
East Netherhill C125 Dunlop To Crossgates Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4BX
Received 6 Oct 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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