Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,510 approved · 428 refused · 531 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Kirkland 62 Main Street Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4AG
Received 17 Mar 2022Kirkland 62 Main Street Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4AG
Received 17 Mar 2022Cafe De Vinci Strand Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1HU
Received 17 Mar 202259 Main Street Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4AG
Received 17 Mar 20227 Wilson Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7AP
Received 15 Mar 2022Crossroads Primary School A719 From C127 Ashyard To A76t At Crossroads Galston Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5JQ
Received 16 Mar 20223 Holmes Farm Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TP
Received 17 Mar 202274 Portland Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1GB
Received 18 Mar 2022Redkiln Cottage Millerston C3 From Barskimming Road To C49 Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5HH
Received 18 Mar 2022Land Within The North Kyle Forest, Approximately 5.5km East Of Patna, 6km West Of New Cumnock And 2.5km North East Of Dalmellington.
Received 17 Mar 2022Land Within The North Kyle Forest, Approximately 5.5km East Of Patna, 6km West Of New Cumnock And 2.5km North East Of Dalmellington.
Received 18 Mar 20226 Maclean Drive New Farm Loch Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7EN
Received 18 Mar 2022Meiklehill Substation B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 21 Mar 202246 Ladeside Townhead Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9BE
Received 21 Mar 2022Lands Of Low Holehouse Farm, Auchencloigh, Galston, East Ayrshire
Received 21 Mar 2022Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 22 Mar 202246 Ladeside Townhead Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9BE
Received 22 Mar 202210 Dampark Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4BZ
Received 22 Mar 2022Dunniflat U28 Dunniflat From U29 Halket To Newlands Bridge Renfrewshire Boundary Lugton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4EA
Received 23 Mar 202242 Darvel Avenue Southcraigs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6FW
Received 23 Mar 2022Plot 5 Rowallan Castle Estate U54 Tannacrief From B778 West Of Fenwick To B751 Nr Meiklewood Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 23 Mar 2022Borland House A735 From C7 To Stewarton Road Dunlop East Ayrshire KA3 4BU
Received 23 Mar 20224 Plann Cottages Fisher Court Knockentiber Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0ED
Received 21 Mar 2022Kilmarnock South Substation Treeswoodhead Road Kilmarnock
Received 21 Mar 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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