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.
7,960 approved · 483 refused · 669 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
Temporary Mast Site Meikle Mosside Cottage B751 From A77 To U54 Tannacrief Fenwick East Ayrshire
Received 1 Sept 202218A Main Street Sorn Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6HU
Received 1 Sept 20228 East Heads Steading U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 2 Sept 202212 Fulton Place Dalrymple Ayr East Ayrshire KA6 6QB
Received 2 Sept 202211 McLelland Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1SD
Received 2 Sept 2022Land Located At Ashmark Farm Afton Road Mosspark New Cumnock Cumnock
Received 2 Sept 2022Ashmark Farm Afton Road Mossmark New Cumnock KA18 4PR
Received 5 Sept 2022Ashmark Farm Afton Road Mossmark New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4PR
Received 5 Sept 2022Land At Ashmark Farm Afton Road, Mossmark, New Cumnock Cumnock.
Received 5 Sept 2022Townhead Of Gree Clunch Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6BA
Received 5 Sept 2022Thorntoun Nursing Home Paddock View Nos 1 - 6 Thorntoun Estate Crosshouse Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0BH
Received 5 Sept 20227 Cutsburn Road Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 5DP
Received 5 Sept 20225 Eric Ross Way Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1FH
Received 5 Sept 2022Land To Rear Of 38 - 44 Mason Avenue New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4AY
Received 5 Sept 2022Land At Dareduff Hill C7 Dunlop Neilston From A735 Nr Dunlop To East Renfrewshire Boundary Dunlop East Ayrshire
Received 30 Aug 2022Land At Dareduff Hill C7 Dunlop Neilston From A735 Nr Dunlop To East Renfrewshire Boundary Dunlop East Ayrshire
Received 30 Aug 2022Premier Store 29 Main Street Kilmaurs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2SZ
Received 1 Sept 2022Premier Store 29 Main Street Kilmaurs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2SZ
Received 1 Sept 202248-50 Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9DE
Received 6 Sept 2022High Carlincraig Farm U3 Alstonpapple To Foulpapple Road Newmilns Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0NG
Received 6 Sept 202280 Cairnscadden Road Craigens Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3BA
Received 7 Sept 202212 Braes Court Avenue Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0DG
Received 7 Sept 2022Ashbank Cottage Carston Farm B7046 From B730 Drongan To U74 Bardarroch Drongan East Ayrshire KA6 6NQ
Received 22 Aug 2022Procurator Fiscal St Marnock Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1ED
Received 7 Sept 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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