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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 dates10,055Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 8,871 approved or refused records
496Refused applications
8,375 approved · 496 refused · 696 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/0168/PPP
Residential development with associated access, landscaping, SUDs and other ancillary development
Land To The East Of Glasgow Road Kilmarnock Glasgow Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0169/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension
16 Strathearn Way Kilmaurs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2DS
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0170/TP
Removal of Scots Pine
19A Jamieson Road Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0BT
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0171/TCA
Prune and reduce back from neighbours garden
3 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1EQ
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0172/AD
Fascia Sign, door and window graphics
Alzheimer Scotland 8-12 College Wynd Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1HN
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0173/AD
Installation of two - EV 7m Totem Pole Sign
Q8 Filling Station Bellfield Interchange Service Station Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5LQ
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0174/PP
Erection of new two storey dwelling with double garage and the erection of an outbuilding
Plot 19 Cluster C Rowallan Castle Estate Kilmaurs East Ayrshire
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0175/PP
Erection of new two storey dwelling with double garage and the erection of an outbuilding
Plot 19 Cluster C Rowallan Castle Estate Kilmaurs East Ayrshire
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0176/AD
Installation of 5 no Fascia Signs
Gallery 13 Wellington Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1DW
Received 29 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0177/PP
Installation of Outfall Headwalls
Watercourse on Land West of Craigie Road and South of A77 at Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
Received 29 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0178/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Benston Smithy C36 Connel Park From Skerrington Roundabout To Connelpark Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4QA
Received 30 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0179/AD
Installation of illuminated fascia sign and projecting sign
45B John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BL
Received 30 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0180/PP
Change of use from hot food takeaway [sui generis] to estate agents office [class 2]
45B John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BL
Received 30 Mar 2023 - Unknown22/0234/AMCPP
Submission of Quarry Progress Plan in respect of Condition No.3(a) of Planning Permission No. 20/0496/PP
Garpel Quarry Land Adjacent Townhead Of Greenock B743 From U724 Garpel To U731 Greenock Water Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 2 Nov 2022 - Decided22/0235/AMCPP
Submission of details of Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) in respect of Condition No.11 of Planning Permission No. 20/0496/PP
Garpel Quarry Land Adjacent Townhead Of Greenock B743 From U724 Garpel To U731 Greenock Water Muirkirk East Ayrshire
Received 2 Nov 2022 - Decided23/0181/PP
Erection of Garden Room
78 Margaret Parker Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2NS
Received 30 Mar 2023 - Decided23/0182/PP
Erection of Domestic Steel Storage Shed and Associated Siteworks
Clawfin Farm B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket Dalmellington Ayr East Ayrshire KA6 7PS
Received 3 Apr 2023 - Decided23/0184/PP
Installation of retractable awning to front of building (part reterospective)
43 Campbell Place Riccarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4DY
Received 4 Apr 2023 - Decided23/0185/PP
8 bay extension to existing (Building No.8) Class 4 Business Unit and provision of a further 19 parking spaces.
Magbiehill Park A735 From Dunlop Road To U26 Clerkland Stewarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 3ES
Received 5 Apr 2023 - Decided23/0186/PP
Erection of Livestock and Storage Shed
Farm Livestock Building, Magbiehill Park, Dunlop Road, Stewarton.
Received 5 Apr 2023 - Decided23/0187/PP
External alterations to rear extension.
14 Ellis Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DB
Received 6 Apr 2023 - Unknown23/0188/PN
Prior Notification for Electronic Communication Code Operators.
o/s 2 Barrhill Road, Holmhead, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, KA18 1PG
Received 6 Apr 2023 - Decided23/0005/EIASCR
Screening request for the construction and operation of a maturation and warehousing facility
South Drumboy Farm Glasgow Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6EU
Received 6 Apr 2023 - Unknown23/0189/AN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Crofthead Farm U718 Crofthead From B705 To C137 Catrine Sorn Catrine Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6HW
Received 6 Apr 2023
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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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