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.
8,103 approved · 486 refused · 679 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
8 Kilmaurs Road Altonhill Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1QJ
Received 2 Nov 2022Lands Of Low Holehouse Farm Auchencloigh Galston East Ayrshire
Received 31 Oct 20229 Dunollie Gardens Southcraigs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6FP
Received 3 Nov 20223 Garden Cottage U16 Gatehead - Thorntoun From B7081 To A759 At Gatehead Gatehead Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0BP
Received 3 Nov 2022Nether Guelt U729 Glenmuir Water From A70 Nr Logan To Dalblair Logan Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3JA
Received 1 Nov 2022Dykehain A76t From Bellfield Interchange To B7073 Hurlford East Ayrshire KA1 5JH
Received 3 Nov 2022Barboigh B7037 From U72 Auchencloigh School To U734 Hillhead Catrine Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6JP
Received 3 Nov 2022Carbello Farm Muirkirk Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3LP
Received 4 Nov 2022Craigmine Cottage 1 Howcommon Farm C119 From C8 Craigie Road To South Ayrshire Boundary South Ayrshire Boundary Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5LR
Received 4 Nov 2022West Mossgiel Farm Tarbolton Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5LL
Received 4 Nov 2022Benston Smithy C36 Connel Park From Skerrington Roundabout To Connelpark Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4QA
Received 4 Nov 202221 Portland Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2BT
Received 4 Nov 2022Mossmark Of Oldmill Mossmark New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4AT
Received 4 Nov 2022Land at Auldhouseburn Farm, Muirkirk
Received 7 Nov 202214 Lugton Road Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4AW
Received 7 Nov 202214 Lugton Road Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4AW
Received 7 Nov 2022Mill Cottage 32 Muirkirk Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3LJ
Received 7 Nov 2022141 Main Street Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9DJ
Received 7 Nov 2022Land Adjacent Townhead Of Greenock B743 From U724 Garpel To U731 Greenock Water Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 4 Nov 2022Land Adjacent Townhead Of Greenock B743 From U724 Garpel To U731 Greenock Water Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 4 Nov 2022Land Adjacent Townhead Of Greenock B743 From U724 Garpel To U731 Greenock Water Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 4 Nov 2022Land Adjacent Townhead Of Greenock B743 From U724 Garpel To U731 Greenock Water Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 4 Nov 2022Land Adjacent Townhead Of Greenock B743 From U724 Garpel To U731 Greenock Water Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 4 Nov 2022Land Adjacent Townhead Of Greenock B743 From U724 Garpel To U731 Greenock Water Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 4 Nov 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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