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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.
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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 dates10,291Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 9,073 approved or refused records
510Refused applications
8,563 approved · 510 refused · 725 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Gilbank Cottage U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 19 May 2023 - Decided23/0010/S36AMC
Submission for Approval in Relation to Condition 27(a) (Structural Inspections) of Planning Consent No. 22/0002/S36
Kilmarnock South BESS Adjacent To Kilmarnock South Substation
Received 19 May 2023 - Decided23/0271/PP
Erection of 25m high telecommunications tower associated access and ancillary works.
Peat Hill off B741 Cumnock Ayrshire KA18 4QP
Received 19 May 2023 - Decided23/0272/PP
Change of use open space/parking area to domestic garden ground
Land Adjacent To 51 Main Street Patna Ayr East Ayrshire KA6 7LN
Received 19 May 2023 - Decided23/0273/PP
Proposed Erection of New Dwelling with associated parking and garden ground
Land At Dykes Farm Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 22 May 2023 - Decided23/0065/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditon 16 (External Lighting) of Planning Consent No. 21/0457/PP
New Build Site Off Lugton Road Dunlop Early Childhood Centre Dunlop
Received 12 May 2023 - Decided23/0014/S36VAM
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 15(1) (Peat Management Plan) of Planning Consent 22/0002/S36VAR
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 26 Apr 2023 - Decided23/0066/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to Condition No.12(c) (Amended Shadow Flicker Protocol) of Planning Consent 17/0536/PP
Lands Of Low Holehouse Farm, Auchencloigh, Galston, East Ayrshire
Received 11 May 2023 - Decided23/0074/S36AMC
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 17(a) (Fish Monitoring) of Planning Consent No. 22/0002/S36
Kilmarnock South BESS adjacent to Kilmarnock South substation
Received 23 May 2023 - Decided23/0274/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side / rear of existing property
2 Gordon House B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7PS
Received 23 May 2023 - Decided23/0012/S36AMC
Discharge of Condition 20 (Archaeological Works) in relation to Planning Consent 22/0002/S36, for the approved Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with maximum installed capacity of 300MW | Kilmarnock South Substation Treeswoodhead Road Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock South BESS
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided23/0013/S36AMC
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 22(a) (Site Access) in relation to Planning Consent No. 22/0002/S36
Kilmarnock South BESS
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided23/0014/S36AMC
Submission in respect of Condition 27(a) (Structural Inspections) of Planning Consent No. 22/0002/S36
Kilmarnock South BESS, adjacent to Kilmarnock South substation.
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided23/0006/PREAPP
Proposed Battery Energy Stoarage System (BESS) with a capacity of around 29.9 Mw and associated infrastructure
Land At Coylton Farm South Of Coylton Substation Ayr
Received 15 May 2023 - Decided23/0067/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.7 (Boundary Treatment) of Planning Consent No. 22/0132/PP (Residential Development)
Dunlop Manor C7 Dunlop Neilston From A735 Nr Dunlop To East Renfrewshire Boundary Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4BD
Received 17 May 2023 - Decided23/0275/PP
Change of use from vacant commercial site to office/reception with associated workshop. New perimeter security fencing and access gates with associated hardstanding areas.
Location Of Proposed New Building On Site Rowallan Business Centre KILMARNOCK KA3 6BQ
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided23/0276/PP
Proposed Erection of New Dwelling with associated parking and garden ground
Land At Darnconner Farm Near Auchinleck
Received 25 May 2023 - Decided23/0277/PP
Installation of replacement PVC windows and door.
96 Main Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6DY
Received 25 May 2023 - Decided23/0015/S36VAM
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 34(1) (Woodland Planting), Condition 14(1) (Site and ground investigations), Condition 28(1) (Water Quality Monitoring), Condition 20 (Aviation Lighting) and Condition 12(1) (ECoW) of Planning Consent no. 22/0002/S36VAM
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 26 May 2023 - Decided23/0278/AD
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia Sign, Projecting Sign
Lloyds Pharmacy 178 Main Street Auchinleck East Ayrshire KA18 2AS
Received 26 May 2023 - Decided23/0279/PP
Extension to existing agricultural shed to house cattle & facilitate 3 no. robotic milking units
Straid Farm B741 From Dalleagles Terrace To Burnside Bankglen New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4QW
Received 26 May 2023 - Decided23/0068/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.9 (Low Carbon Statement) of Planning Consent No. 21/0794/PP
Land Adjacent East Heads Steading U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 17 May 2023 - Decided23/0015/NMV
Type 1 hardstanding area of 980 sq m to provide over-run areas adjacent to the U719 access for abnormal, indivisible load deliveries. Areas to be topsoiled post construction and restored on decommissioning in accordance in accordance with 22/0002/S36VAR.
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 17 May 2023 - Decided23/0016/NMV
Rear wall of shop moved to enable it to be aligned, reduction in floorspace, widening of road exit from forecourt, retaining wall, electric vehicle charging point (Planning Consent No. 21/0114/PP)
Tam O Shanter 2C Pathhead New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4DT
Received 17 May 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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