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.
8,751 approved · 517 refused · 737 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
93 Gatehead Road Crosshouse East Ayrshire KA2 0JH
Received 16 Aug 2023North Kyle Forest, approximately 5.5 km east of Patna, 6 km west of New Cumnock and 2.5 km south of Skares in East Ayrshire
Received 17 Aug 202333A Mackinlay Place Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3DN
Received 17 Aug 2023Overhill Wind Farm B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 11 Aug 2023South Kyle Windfarm East Ayrshire
Received 4 Aug 20234 Roseburn Drive Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1DH
Received 17 Aug 2023Land To Rear 9 Truesdale Crescent Drongan East Ayrshire
Received 18 Aug 2023Auchenlongford Cottage B743 From U79 Brocklar To U724 Garpel Sorn East Ayrshire KA5 6JF
Received 15 Aug 2023Land Adjacent Kilmarnock Substation Off Treeswoodhead Road Kilmarnock
Received 18 Aug 2023Cairnhill Farm U55 Threepwood And Cairnhill From C104 At Sornhill To U56 Meikle Carleith Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8ND
Received 21 Aug 2023Cairnhill Farm U55 Threepwood And Cairnhill From C104 At Sornhill To U56 Meikle Carleith Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8ND
Received 21 Aug 2023Shortlees Playingfield Umberly Road Loreny Industrial Estate Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5LB
Received 21 Aug 202339 Kilmaurs Road Knockentiber East Ayrshire KA2 0DY
Received 21 Aug 20237 Dauner Way Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1FP
Received 21 Aug 2023Purclewan Mill U745 Purclewan Mill From B742 At Dustyhall To A713 Hollybush East Ayrshire KA6 6AN
Received 22 Aug 20238 Ballochmyle View Catrine KA5 6EN
Received 22 Aug 2023Enoch Hill Windfarm B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 23 Aug 202346 Wellington Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1DN
Received 23 Aug 202346 Wellington Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1DN
Received 23 Aug 20232 Cameron Drive New Farm Loch Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7PP
Received 24 Aug 2023Viewfield Cottage Cutstraw Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5HU
Received 24 Aug 202315 Clearmount Avenue Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9ER
Received 24 Aug 202317 Arran View Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5BB
Received 16 Aug 2023The Garage 38 - 46 Grange Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DD
Received 24 Aug 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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