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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 dates8,762Searchable applications
192Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,708 approved or refused records
452Refused applications
7,256 approved · 452 refused · 602 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/0411/PP
Erection of extension to shop and formation of car park (Retrospective)
41 Cessnock Avenue Hurlford Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5EE
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0412/AN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Townhead Of Hairshaw Clunch Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 5JT
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0413/LB
Installation of metal chimney flue
Flat 3 Craig House U51 Nethercraig From U16 At Craig Bridge To Junction Before Nether Craig Gatehead East Ayrshire KA2 0EL
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0414/PP
Erection of single storey extension
Dunelm 5 Earlston C120 Kilmarnock Gatehead From South Ayrshire Boundary Nr Caprington Castle To B7038 Nr Spitalhill South Ayrshire Boundary Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 9AD
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0415/LB
Erection of rear extension and formation of rear dormer, internal alterations and repainting of listed front facade.
93 Main Street Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4AG
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0113/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 21 (Ornithology) of Planning Consent 21/0022/AMCPPP.
Proposed Housing Development Bridgehousehill Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 17 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0416/PP
Erection of extension to front, carport to side, new dormer to rear and erection of 2 garden rooms
27 Holmes Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TN
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0114/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 5 (Levels) of Planning Consent 21/0022/AMCPPP
Proposed Housing Development Bridgehousehill Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0115/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 23 (Surface Water Management Plan) of Planning Consent 21/0022/AMCPPP
Proposed Housing Development Bridgehousehill Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0417/PP
Erection of semi-detached dwellinghouses
4A Milton Road New Farm Loch Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0418/PP
Erection of rear extension and replace existing windows to front
86 Main Street Ochiltree Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2PF
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0419/LB
Erection of rear extension and replace existing windows to front
86 Main Street Ochiltree Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2PF
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0420/PP
Erection of 28No. dwellinghouses with associated access, drainage and landscaping
Land To Rear Beechgrove House Catrine Road Sorn East Ayrshire
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0421/PP
Erection of rear extension and demolition of garage.
3 Tanfield Off Cowgate Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5AL
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0422/PP
Installation of new upvc windows and door.
3 John Murray Court Titchfield Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8AU
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0423/PP
Erection of a new dwellinghouse
Hazelbank C100 From Newmill Road To U28 Dunniflat Renfrewshire Boundary Lugton East Ayrshire KA3 4EG
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0424/PP
Change of use of former library to dwellinghouse and external alterations
Muirkirk Library 2 Burns Avenue Muirkirk Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3RH
Received 29 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0016/S36AMC
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 35(1) and (2) (Forest Management Plan) of Planning Consent 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 20 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0425/S75
Discharge of Planning Obligation (Developer Contributions) relating to consent 20/0003/AMCPPP
Land At Irvine Road Kilmaurs East Ayrshire
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Unknown22/0426/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry-related operations to form a private way
Afton Windfarm Road Off Afton Road New Cumnock Cumnock
Received 1 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0427/PP
mInstallation of rooflight windows and loft conversion. Installation of glazed doors and replace existing door to rear
14 Lugton Road Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4AW
Received 1 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0428/LB
Installation of rooflight windows and loft conversion. Installation of glazed doors and replace existing door to rear
14 Lugton Road Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4AW
Received 1 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0429/PP
Change of use, in part, from a licensed property/Social Club to Class 1 and Class 11 business property.
Stewarton Social Club 35 Lainshaw Street Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 5BY
Received 28 Jun 2022 - Decided22/0430/PP
Siting of static caravan, welfare facilities and erection of 2m boundary fence (retrospective).
9 - 15 Milrig Crescent Galston East Ayrshire
Received 6 Jul 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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