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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.
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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 dates7,920Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,957 approved or refused records
430Refused applications
6,527 approved · 430 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
Kilmarnock Gasholder, Burnside Street, Kilmarnock
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0268/LDPU
Extension to ground floor kitchen area, decking and ramp
48 Cairn View Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8LY
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0001/EIASCR
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
Kilmarnock Gasholder, Burnside Street, Kilmarnock
Received 28 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0272/PP
Siting of hot food unit.
62 Galston Road Hurlford Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5HY
Received 28 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0011/S36AMC
Submission for approval in relation to condition 24(1) and 24(2) (Habitat Management Plan) of Planning Consent No. 19/0006/S36
Land Within The North Kyle Forest, Approximately 5.5km East Of Patna, 6km West Of New Cumnock And 2.5km North East Of Dalmellington.
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0059/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 4 (Materials) of Planning Consent 21/0468/PP (Holiday Cabins)
Cairnhill Farm U55 Threepwood And Cairnhill From C104 At Sornhill To U56 Meikle Carleith Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8ND
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0060/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 2 (Siting of Shower Hut) of Planning Consent 21/0468/PP (Holiday Cabins)
Cairnhill Farm U55 Threepwood And Cairnhill From C104 At Sornhill To U56 Meikle Carleith Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8ND
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0011/NMV
Modification to parking areas of planning consent 20/0029/PP (Extension to school)
Crosshouse Primary School Crosshouse Campus Playingfield Road Crosshouse Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0JJ
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0274/PP
LED Floodlighting to existing football pitch, trenching works for distribution cabling and 4 no concrete foundation bases for columns
Glenafton Athletic FC 115 Castle New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4AE
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0276/PP
Erection of Chemical Dosing Kiosk, Emergency Shower Unit Kiosk, Emergency Eye Bath Kiosk, Installation of Steel Access Ramp and Ancillary Development
Sewage Purification Works Kilwinning Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3DZ
Received 3 May 2022 - Decided22/0277/PP
Amendment of Condition 1 of planning consent 17/0804/PP to extend the time period for a further 3 years.
Hargreaves Coal Production And Distribution Killoch Coal Process Ochiltree Cumnock KA18 2RW
Received 3 May 2022 - Registered22/0008/AMCPPP
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 01,05, 06 and 22 of planning permission 19/0564/PP (S42 approval for planning permission in principle ref no. 17/0865/PPP) for Phase 2 (138 residential units)
Phase 2 Land Of Balmoral Road Hill Street Witch Road Balmoral Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 3 May 2022 - Decided22/0278/PP
Temporary permission for 3no caravans with associated decking and boundary fencing, 2 no. containers, and the temporary storage of construction materials (Retrospecitve)
Laigh Milton Mill A71 From North Ayrshire Boundary To Moorfield Roundabout Crosshouse Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0BP
Received 3 May 2022 - Decided22/0279/PP
Demolition of Existing House and Erection of 2 No. New Dwellinghouses with associated parking
Whitelee House Mcknight Avenue Waterside Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6JE
Received 3 May 2022 - Decided22/0281/S75
Partial Discharge of Planning obligations with S75 Agreement registered 15.6.98 relating to planning permission 96/0400/FL
House Of Water Opencast Whitehill Farm U720 Dalricket From B741 At Littlemark To U719 Craigman New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4QR
Received 12 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0282/S75
Partial Discharge of planning obligations with S75 Agreement registered 10.07.17 relating to planning permission 14/0822/PP
House Of Water Opencast Whitehill Farm U720 Dalricket From B741 At Littlemark To U719 Craigman New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4QR
Received 12 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0283/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Blackhill Substation, Carsphairn, East Ayrshire
Received 3 May 2022 - Decided22/0284/S75
Partial Discharge of planning obligations with S75 Agreement registered on 04.11.19 relating to planning permission 17/0538/PP and Prior Notification 18/0151/PN.
House Of Water Opencast Whitehill Farm U720 Dalricket From B741 At Littlemark To U719 Craigman New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4QR
Received 12 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0286/PP
Siting of a static hot food takeaway unit (Retrospective)
Car Park At Former Co-op 10 Newmilns Road Galston KA4 8PA
Received 4 May 2022 - Decided22/0061/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 7 (a) (Financial guarantee) of Planning Consent 18/0934/PP
Hare Hill Windfarm South-east Of New Cumnock
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Decided22/0287/LB
Demolish single storey rear extension and erect new extension to rear and side
Farmhouse High Peacockbank C117 From Kirkford To North Ayrshire Boundary Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5JG
Received 5 May 2022 - Decided22/0288/LB
The proposals involve carrying out repairs to Ranoldcoup Bridge including stone replacement and repointing to headwalls, soffit and wingwalls as well as raising the height of the parapet to meet current guidance.
Ranoldcoup Bridge Ranoldcoup Road Darvel East Ayrshire
Received 5 May 2022 - Decided22/0289/PP
The installation of an EV charging bay, with 10 EV chargers, and 2 JW bays, the EV bays will have a canopy with LED lighting, and HV & LV GRP enclosures.
Q8 Filling Station Bellfield Interchange Service Station Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5LQ
Received 6 May 2022 - Decided22/0290/LDPU
Proposed garage conversion to form habitable rooms
51 Old Rome Drive Moorfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RU
Received 6 May 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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