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.
8,345 approved · 496 refused · 695 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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 13 Mar 2023Land Adjacent Loudoun Kirk U37 Milton From Ladyton To A719 At Loudoun Castle Galston East Ayrshire
Received 21 Mar 202317A Burnton Road Dalrymple Ayr East Ayrshire KA6 6DY
Received 21 Mar 2023South Drumboy Farm Glasgow Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6EU
Received 17 Mar 202383 Connel Crescent Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5AU
Received 22 Mar 2023Royal Bar 2-6 St Germain Street Catrine Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6RH
Received 22 Mar 2023Royal Bar 2-6 St Germain Street Catrine Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6RH
Received 22 Mar 2023Low Holehouse Farm C76 Lawersbridge From B744 To B7037 Near Crosshands Mauchline Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NJ
Received 22 Mar 2023Garden Centre 158 Kilmarnock Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5TT
Received 20 Mar 2023Egger Ltd Barony Road Auchinleck Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2LP
Received 21 Mar 20238 Glen Afton Court Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1QF
Received 22 Mar 2023Site Adjacent Glasgow Road And Western Road Shopping Centre Glasgow Road Kilmarnock KA3 1UT
Received 23 Mar 2023Garden Centre 158 Kilmarnock Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5TT
Received 20 Mar 2023Garden Centre 158 Kilmarnock Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5TT
Received 20 Mar 2023Garden Centre 158 Kilmarnock Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5TT
Received 20 Mar 2023Garden Centre 158 Kilmarnock Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5TT
Received 20 Mar 202311A Mauchline Road Hurlford Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5AB
Received 23 Mar 202331 Wallace Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8HP
Received 22 Mar 2023Sneddon Law Wind Farm U41 Hemphill To High Rushaw Moscow East Ayrshire
Received 22 Mar 202314 16 Titchfield Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8AP
Received 24 Mar 202392 Main Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6DY
Received 16 Mar 2023Land Off Richmond Terrace Richmond Terrace Barshare Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 24 Mar 202317 Earl Grey Street Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5AB
Received 24 Mar 2023Kirk Wynd Development Site Muirkirk Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 24 Mar 2023Records 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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