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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 dates7,804Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,871 approved or refused records
427Refused applications
6,444 approved · 427 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided21/0184/AMCPP
Application to discharge Condition 1 (External materials) of Planning Application 19/0676/PP
Former Galston Primary School Glebe Road Galston East Ayrshire
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0185/AMCPP
Application to Discharge Condition 6 (Surface Water Storage) of Planning Application 19/0676/PP
Former Galston Primary School Glebe Road Galston East Ayrshire
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0692/PP
Change of use of agricultural unit to form a horse training yard with associated facilities and the siting of a prefabricated security lodge. (Retrospective)
Beechknowe Cottage B7046 From Sinclairston To U728 Glenconner Skares East Ayrshire KA18 2RU
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0693/TCA
Removal of Large sorbus tree
3 Seaford Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DA
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0695/PP
Erection of single story side extension
60 Barskimming Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5DX
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0186/AMCPP
Application to discharge Condition 7 (installation and operation of low/zero carbon generating technologies) of Planning Application 20/0461/PP
Magbiehill Park Dunlop Road Stewarton KA3 3DX
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0187/AMCPP
Application to discharge Condition 11 (Site Levels) of Planning Application 20/0461/PP
Magbiehill Park Dunlop Road Stewarton KA3 3DX
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0696/PP
Change of use of first floor offices to flat, erection of external access stairs and 4m high steel screen fence. External alterations to ground floor offices (Retrospective).
Extension To Existing Workshop C82 Schaw Crosshill From Crosshill Nr Barskimming To B730 At Schaw Stair East Ayrshire
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0697/PP
Change of use of farmland and brownfield land to form tourist accommodation and facilities management building
Development Site At Cairn Hill Boig Road Connel Park New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0188/AMCPP
Application to discharge Condition 3 (Noise) of Planning Application 19/0676/PP
Former Galston Primary School Glebe Road Galston East Ayrshire
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0698/PP
Extension to existing Class 4 Business unit and provision of a further 56 parking spaces.
Magbiehill Park A735 From Dunlop Road To U26 Clerkland Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 3ES
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0699/PP
Recladding and external alterations to all elevations and splitting one commercial retail unit into two units.
2 New Mill Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3JF
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0050/NMV
Change of external finishes to proposed extension modular unit.
Gavin Hamilton Sports Centre Jamieson Road Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0AU
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0051/NMV
Change of children's play trail items and modification of item placement.
Gavin Hamilton Sports Centre Jamieson Road Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0AU
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/0702/PP
Erection of dwelling house
Land At Midton Of Fullwood C108 Stewarton Cabroc Hill From B769 Nr Stewarton To Renfrewshire Boundary Nr Long Loch Renfrewshire Boundary Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 5JZ
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0703/PP
Single storey rear extension to existing dwelling
12 Finlaggan Road Altonhill Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1UX
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0704/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling
6 Glebe Avenue Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6AE
Received 8 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0705/PP
Erection of two dwelling houses
Land At Redgate C86 Montgarswood Blairkip From B743 To B7037 Catrine East Ayrshire
Received 8 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0706/TP
Felling of existing trees (in retrospect) and replanting scheme
Loanhead Primary School Dick Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3AP
Received 8 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0707/AD
Installation of 6 no signs
Unit 2 Queens Drive Retail Park 2 Queen's Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3XF
Received 8 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0708/TCA
Mature Beech tree adjacent to garage at Stair House - Fell and remove, due to significant outbreak of Meripilus giganteus (Giant Polypore) , Mature Beech tree adjacent to entrance to Stair Church car park - Fell and remove, due to significant outbreak of Meripilus giganteus (Giant Polypore)
Stair House B730 At Stair To South Ayrshire Boundary Stair Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5HW
Received 11 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0709/PP
Alterations and extension to dwelling
15 Kay Park Terrace Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7AZ
Received 11 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0710/PP
Change of use from Class 4 to Class 11 (yoga studio).
22 Nelson Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BD
Received 11 Oct 2021 - Decided21/0711/PP
Erection of one and a half storey rear extension.
Amlaird Farm A719 Galston Road End To Waterside Waterside East Ayrshire KA3 6JQ
Received 11 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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