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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 dates7,908Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,945 approved or refused records
429Refused applications
6,516 approved · 429 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/0006/NMV
Alterations to exterior finishes of planning consent 20/0511/PP
12 Main Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6AH
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/0223/PP
Sub division of existing house to form 2 houses with extensions and formation of dormers
Townend Farm Glasgow Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6EN
Received 4 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0055/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 10(g) (Noise Compliance Assessment Protocol) of Planning Consent No. 18/0934/PP
Hare Hill Wind Farm A76t From Afton Bridgend To C47 Mansefield Road New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/0001/S36SCP
Request for Scoping Opinion for proposed Section 36 application
South Kyle II East Ayrshire
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/0007/NMV
Alterations to layout of Planning consent 18/0606/PP
Burnpark House Ayr Road Riccarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4EJ
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided22/0224/PP
Replacement of the existing 14.7m mast with a new 20m mast complete with 6 antennas, associated antennas support units and a GPS unit module
5 New Mill Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3JG
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0225/TCA
Removal of 11 trees
3 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1EQ
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0227/LDPU
JIMMProposed Alterations and Conversion of Store to be incorporated as part of the dwellinghouse
Kirkburnhead Cottage Glasgow Road Muirkirk Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3NN
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0228/PP
Refurbishment of Bus Station including the replacement of the canopy, furniture provision, lighting, and public information systems.
Bus Station Green Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1JU
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0231/LB
New timber shopfront window and new timber surround to match existing
16 John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1DD
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0232/PP
Extension of the existing planning permission (19/0280/PP) for a further 3 years
Land At Catrine Weir St Cuthbert's Street Catrine East Ayrshire KA5 6SW
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0004/PREAPP
Major development up to 50MW capacity energy generation with battery containers, transformers, approx.. 350m tracks & planting.
Land South Of Ayr Road Coylton
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0233/LB
Installation of new fascia and repainting of shopfront.
22-24 John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1DD
Received 6 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0234/AD
Installation of non-illuminated fascia sign and window graphics
22-24 John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1DD
Received 6 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0235/PP
Upgrade to existing shopfront, removal of existing canopies, replacement of signage and repaint.
22-24 John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1DD
Received 6 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0013/S36VAM
Submission for approval in relation to Condition No. 23 (Minimising Nesting Bird Impact) of Planning Consent No. 19/0001/S36VAR
Pencloe Wind Farm
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided22/0014/S36VAM
Pencloe Wind Farm Variation - Discharge of Planning Conditions 24 of planning consent 19/0001/S36VAR
Pencloe Wind Farm
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided22/0015/S36VAM
Submission for approval in relation to Condition No. 27 (1) (Protection and Monitoring of Species and Habitats) of Planning Consent No. 19/0001/S36VAR
Pencloe Wind Farm
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided22/0236/PP
Erection of extension
East Netherhill C125 Dunlop To Crossgates Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4BX
Received 7 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0237/PP
Erection of an extension to the rear of the existing building, additional parking spaces, new bin store and removalof of existing carwash
Western Road Filling Station Glasgow Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1UT
Received 8 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0239/PP
Erection of single storey and double storey extensions and external alterations
58 Hill Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1JD
Received 8 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0240/PP
Change of use from Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure) to Class 6 (Storage or Distribution), with associated external alterations.
Former Juniper Jungle A71 Galston Roundabout To U33 Woodhead Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8PA
Received 8 Apr 2022 - Unknown22/0241/AN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Residential)
Darwhilling Farm A719 Horsehill To C10 Moscow Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6JA
Received 11 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0243/PP
Installation of new flue through the roof in order to facilitate a new gas boiler.
11 Church Hill Dalmellington Ayr East Ayrshire KA6 7QP
Received 12 Apr 2022
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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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