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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 dates9,664Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 8,508 approved or refused records
485Refused applications
8,023 approved · 485 refused · 676 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/0020/S36AMC
Discharge of Condition No.30 (1) (Breeding Bird Protection 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 21 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0178/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No. 10 (Boundary Wall), Condition 16 (External Materials) and Condition 23 (Lighting Bollards) of Planning Consent No. 20/0539/PP (Residential Development)
Plot At Entrance To Lugar Offices Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 29 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0003/AMCLB
Discharge of Condition Nos. 3 (External Lighting), 5 (Boundary Treatment) and 7 (Landscaping) of Listed Building Consent No. 18/0395/LB
Kilmarnock Academy 15 Elmbank Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3BS
Received 29 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0640/PP
Erection of two storey dwelling with double garage.
Plot 18 Cluster C Rowallan Castle Estate Kilmaurs East Ayrshire
Received 5 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0641/PP
Change of use from former nightclub (first floor) and flat (second floor) to form office space with associated external alterations
108-114 John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BB
Received 5 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0642/PP
Erection of two storey dwelling with double garage.
Plot 19 Cluster C Rowallan Castle Estate Kilmaurs East Ayrshire
Received 5 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0038/NMV
Variation to finished floor levels and finished ground levels (Planning Consent No. 22/0114/AMCPP)
Proposed Housing Development Bridgehousehill Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 30 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0643/PP
Installation of portacabin (shipping container)
Morton Park Mill Avenue Kilmaurs East Ayrshire
Received 5 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0039/NMV
To allow floodlights in MUGA (Planning Consent No. 19/0825/PP)
40 Soulis Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1AP
Received 27 Sept 2022 - Decided22/0644/PP
Erection of single storey extension
The Stables Templetonburn Milton Road Crookedholm Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6HP
Received 6 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0646/PP
Erection of new dwelling
Turner Scrap Merchant 12 Muirkirk Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3LJ
Received 7 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0647/PPP
Erection of dwelling.
Glenview Cottages B730 At Stair To South Ayrshire Boundary Stair Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5HP
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0003/S36SCP
Request for Scoping Opinion for proposed Section 36 application
Haghsaw Energy Cluster - Western Expansion
Received 4 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0007/S36SCR
Screening Request for 350Mw Battery Energy Storage System with associated infrastructure
South Of Kilmarnock South Sub-Station Kilmarnock
Received 7 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0040/NMV
Variation to retaining walls (Planning Consent No. 22/0066/AMCPP)
Proposed Housing Development Bridgehousehill Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0041/NMV
Variation to surface water drainage (Planning Consent No. 22/0115/AMCPP)
Proposed Housing Development Bridgehousehill Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0648/LDEU
Residential dwelling house
101 Main Street Auchinleck Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2AF
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0649/PP
Installation of BT Street Hub
Footpath Outside Howard Arms (3), Glencairn Square, Kilmarnock, KA1 4AQ
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0650/PP
Installation of BT Street Hub
Footpath outside Rambo Turkish Barbers, Titchfield Street, Kilmarnock KA1 1QJ
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0651/AD
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Footpath outside Howard Arms (3), Glencairn Square, Kilmarnock KA1 4AQ
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0652/AD
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Footpath outside Rambo Turkish Barbers, Titchfield Street, Kilmarnock KA1 1QJ
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0653/TCA
Crown reduction of 2 trees - one willow and one holly
76 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TH
Received 6 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0655/PP
Erection of Dwelling House and Associated Parking
2 Poles Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6EB
Received 12 Oct 2022 - Decided22/0656/LDPU
Proposed Rear Extension
25 Cairns Terrace Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2JG
Received 12 Oct 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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