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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 dates7,857Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,917 approved or refused records
428Refused applications
6,489 approved · 428 refused · 510 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/0008/PP
Substitution of house type
The Stables Craighead Farm U21 Brockwellmuir From A735 To C7 Via C100 Lugton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4DT
Received 6 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0009/PP
Erection of rear extension and detached garage
Brackenrig C129 Standalane From Chapeltoun Bridge To C6 Auchenharvie At Bloomridge North Ayrshire Boundary Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2NG
Received 6 Jan 2022 - Decided21/0014/EIASCR
Screening request for installation of 49.9Mw cryogenic energy storage facility
Land Adjacent South Kilmarnock Substation Bellfield Kilmarnock KA1 5JP
Received 24 Dec 2021 - Unknown21/0893/AN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential)
Hillhouse Farm Hillhouse Farm Access Road Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NQ
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Decided22/0010/PP
Erection of Activity Shelter (Retrospective)
Land At Fulshaw Mill Old Glasgow Road Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0012/PP
Change of use from retail unit/cafe to Class 1 (Shop), Class 3 (Cafe), Class 6 (Storage or Distribution), Class 2 (Financial, Professional or Otherwise) and Class 5 (General Industrial)
Co-op Polwarth Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8PA
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0001/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 5 (Tree Works) of Planning Consent No. 21/0062/PP
4 Brown's Road Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9AS
Received 7 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0013/PP
Installation of ATM
41 Cessnock Avenue Hurlford Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5EE
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0014/AD
Installation of non-illuminated ATM signage
41 Cessnock Avenue Hurlford Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5EE
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0016/PP
Formation of food and non-food retail unit, change of use from service yard to associated garden centre to the rear, elevation changes to the fa�ade of the units and associated works.
Units 3, 4 And 5 Glencairn Retail Park Kilmarnock KA1 4AY
Received 13 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0018/PP
Installation of ATM (Retrospective)
7A Riccarton Road Hurlford Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5AE
Received 13 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0019/AD
Installation of non illuminated ATM fascia
7A Riccarton Road Hurlford Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5AE
Received 13 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0002/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 8 (Low Carbon Development Statement) of Planning Consent No. 21/0164/PP (Residential)
Land Off Barony Road, Auchinleck
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0003/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.2 (Site Levels) of Planning Consent No. 21/0164/PP (Residential)
Land Off Barony Road, Auchinleck
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0004/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 6 (External Materials) of Planning Consent No. 21/0164/PP (Residential)
Land Off Barony Road, Auchinleck
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0021/LDPU
Erection of extension to rear of dwellinghouse
10 Kilmaurs Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6AX
Received 14 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0005/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.12 (Boundary Treatment) of Planning Consent No. 21/0164/PP (Residential)
Land Off Barony Road, Auchinleck
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0006/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 13 (External Materials) of Planning Consent No. 20/0666/PP (Residential)
Land At Newton Terrace Catrine Ayrshire
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0022/PP
Change of use of existing shop area to residential as additional accommodation for the existing dwellinghouse and erection of 2 storey extension and porch.
High Kilbride B778 From Dalry Road To U39 Gouknest Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 3EP
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Awaiting decision22/0001/S36
Application for Section 36 Consent for Lethans Wind Farm Extension.
Lethans U716 Craigshiel From C47 Mansfield Road To Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0023/PP
Change of Use from Class 11 (rehearsal hall) to Residential
2 Bowling Green Lane Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8AN
Received 18 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0001/AMCLB
Discharge of Condition 2 (windows) of Planning Application 21/0571/LB
Morton Hall 123 Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9HB
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0024/PP
Erection of side extension and access ramp to rear
38 Bridgehousehill Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4QA
Received 18 Jan 2022 - Decided22/0025/LDEU
Installation of one biomass boiler and associated flue.
Midwellwood Farm Muirkirk Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3EU
Received 13 Jan 2022
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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