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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates8,797Searchable applications
192Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 7,742 approved or refused records
452Refused applications
7,290 approved · 452 refused · 602 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/0119/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 30 (Bat Roost/Hibernation Survey) of Planning Consent No. 21/0457/PP
New Build Site Off Lugton Road Dunlop Early Childhood Centre Dunlop
Received 8 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0456/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and side
17 Rowallan Drive Beansburn Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1TW
Received 14 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0120/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 10 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of Planning Consent No. 21/0080/PP
Premier Store 29 Main Street Kilmaurs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2SZ
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0021/S36VAM
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 9(1) (ECoW) of Planning Consent No. 20/0001/S36VAR
Enoch Hill Windfarm B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0459/PP
Erection of portal frame shed for stables and formation of access
Land adjacent Loudonston Cottage Trabboch Mauchline KA5 5HX
Received 15 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0460/PP
Erection of 48 unit affordable housing development
Former Silverwood Primary School Kennedy Drive New Farm Loch Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7SZ
Received 15 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0461/PP
Erection of 6 bonded warehouses
Proposed Bonded Warehouse Mauchline Road Hurlford East Ayrshire
Received 15 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0462/PP
Erection of rear extension
2 Baleshrae Crescent Southcraigs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2GN
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0463/PP
Erection of new dwellinghouse and garage
Site Adjacent To West Of Junction With Waterslap And Brookfield Grove Fenwick Laigh Fenwick Kilmarnock KA3 6GD
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0465/PP
Sub-division of existing plot, change of use and alterations to garage to form dwelling house.
Friendliehead Farmhouse U723 Friendlesshead From C51 Knowehead To B7037 Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6EX
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0466/PP
Proposed side and front extensions at first floor level
17 Hillier Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1AE
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0121/AMCPP
Submission in connection with condition 2 (CMS's) of planning consent 21/0065/AMCPP
Sneddon Law Wind Farm U41 Hemphill To High Rushaw Moscow East Ayrshire
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0467/PP
Formation of new access
Redgate Farm C86 Montgarswood Blairkip From B743 To B7037 Catrine East Ayrshire KA5 6HL
Received 19 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0468/PP
Installation of front and rear access ramps
9 Vrackie Place Bellfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3RG
Received 19 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0469/PP
Installation of new shopfront, awning and flue. Change of use of pedestrian footpath to area for outside seating.
5 Welbeck Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3JN
Received 19 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0122/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of Planning Consent No. 21/0016/AMCPPP
Fardalehill PDZ4 & 5 Kilmarnock
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided22/0470/LDPU
Erection of garage to side of dwellinghouse
17 Craighall Road Westlin Walk Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6GN
Received 20 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0123/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 9 (External Materials) and Condition 24 (Boundary Treatments) of planning consent 21/0016/AMCPPP
Fardalehill PDZ4 & 5 Kilmarnock
Received 14 Jul 2022 - Unknown22/0471/PN
Prior Notification for formation of forestry related private way
B743, Sorn, East Ayrshire, Scotland, KA5 6JF, United Kingdom
Received 21 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0472/LDPU
Small extension to rear of property
46 Dauner Way Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1FP
Received 21 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0473/PP
Establishment and Operation of Proposed Asphalt & Ready Mix Concrete Plants
Tincorn Hill Quarry B743 From U79 Brocklar To U724 Garpel Sorn East Ayrshire
Received 22 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0474/PP
Erection of 8 No. dwelling houses and associated works
Development Land At Peesweep Brae Peesweep Brae Lugar East Ayrshire
Received 22 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0007/EIASCR
Screening request for the erection of 6 bonded warehouses complex within existing development site, comprising a total of 6,000sqm of internal warehouse floorspace
Proposed Bonded Warehouse Mauchline Road Hurlford East Ayrshire
Received 15 Jul 2022 - Decided22/0479/PP
Erection of single storey extension and raised patio area to rear of dwellinghouse
1 Glen Shiel Crescent Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0LS
Received 26 Jul 2022
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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.
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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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