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.
8,628 approved · 514 refused · 728 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Kilmarnock Railway Station Kilmarnock Rail Station Access Road Off Langlands Brae Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2AF
Received 2 Jun 2023Catrine Pharmacy 8 Ford Street Catrine East Ayrshire KA5 6RW
Received 2 Jun 2023Mauchline Community Education Centre 31 Kilmarnock Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5DF
Received 31 May 202310 Holmlea Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1UX
Received 2 Jun 202346 Sorn Street Catrine Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6LY
Received 5 Jun 2023Land To Rear 55 Craufurdland Road Onthank Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 26 May 2023Plot 5 Rowallan Castle Estate U54 Tannacrief From B778 West Of Fenwick To B751 Nr Meiklewood Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 26 May 2023Land Adjacent 36 Lochlea Avenue Mauchline East Ayrshire
Received 6 Jun 2023Dunlop Manor C7 Dunlop Neilston From A735 Nr Dunlop To East Renfrewshire Boundary Dunlop Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 4BD
Received 30 May 2023Main Road Laigh Fenwick Fenwick East Ayrshire KA3 6DX
Received 6 Jun 2023Knaigshill Farm A76t From C50 Knowe To Templeton Roundabout Auchinleck East Ayrshire KA18 2LX
Received 6 Jun 2023Northcraig Farm Glasgow Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6AD
Received 1 Jun 2023Knaigshill Farm A76t From C50 Knowe To Templeton Roundabout Auchinleck Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 2LX
Received 2 Jun 202396 Main Road Fenwick Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6DY
Received 7 Jun 2023Kilmarnock South BESS Kilmarnock South Substation
Received 7 Jun 2023Kilmarnock South BESS Adjacent To Kilmarnock South Substation
Received 8 Jun 2023Mausoleum The Old Cemetery Townhead Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 8 Jun 2023Kilmarnock South BESS Adjacent To Kilmarnock South Substation
Received 8 Jun 2023High Chapelton C129 Standalane From Chapeltoun Bridge To C6 Auchenharvie At Bloomridge North Ayrshire Boundary Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3ED
Received 9 Jun 2023Kilmarnock South BESS Adjacent To Kilmarnock South Substation
Received 9 Jun 202316 Cuillin Place Bellfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3UH
Received 9 Jun 2023Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 9 Jun 202385 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TQ
Received 9 Jun 2023Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 9 Jun 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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