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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.
Scotland · Local authority
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 dates10,850Searchable applications
194Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 9,558 approved or refused records
525Refused applications
9,033 approved · 525 refused · 769 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Decided24/0059/PP
Change of use of 1st Floor Flat, from flat to a place of multiple occupancy
22 Ardbeg Avenue Knockinlaw Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2AR
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0060/TP
Tree pruning and tree removal to multiple (5 no.) trees
Strathlea Crescent /Holmes Road Kilmarnock KA1 1TF
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0025/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition No.2 (External Materials) of Planning Consent No. 23/0128/PP (Extension)
Barrhill U748 Shiel And Nether Heilar Off C65 Soth Logan/ Sorn Sorn East Ayrshire KA5 6NF
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0061/PP
Change of use of vacant land to form car sales parking area and the erection of 2.4m fence, 3.5m light posts and new office cabin
Bentinck Day Centre East Netherton Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4AX
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0012/NMV
Removal of single silver birch tree (Planning Consent No. 21/0683/PP)
St Sophias 18A Nelville Drive Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8BN
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0028/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to condition No. 7(1) (Planning Monitoring Officer) of Planning Consent 21/0625/PP
Proposed Location For AALRA Borrow Pit B To The South Of The Crest Of Lamb Hill Land At Ashmark Farm Afton Road Mosspark New Cumnock
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0029/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to condition 15(a) (Planning Monitoring Officer) of Planning Consent 21/0623/PP
Land Located At Ashmark Farm Afton Road Mosspark New Cumnock
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0063/PPP
Erection of Dwellinghouse
120 West Main Street Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0EZ
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0068/PP
Erection of first floor extension and balcony
43 Gateside Road Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8EH
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0069/PP
Erection of a house, reconfiguration of the existing yard and erection of a storage shed
2A West Donington Street Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0AP
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0070/PP
Change of Use from Class 1A to Hot Food Takeaway (Retrospective)
153 Main Street Auchinleck East Ayrshire KA18 2AF
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0072/PP
Proposed residential development comprising of 11 houses with associated roads, parking, open space and landscaping at former Southhook Potteries (Brownfield Land)
Southhook Pottery Western Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0030/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 6 (Transport Barrier/Fence), Condition 8 (Vehicle Barrier) and Condition 11 (Bollards) of Planning Consent Ref No. 21/0114/PP
Tam O Shanter 2C Pathhead New Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4DT
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0074/PP
Retention of container unit for cafe/bar and stand alone toilet block (Retrospective)
Darvel Juniors Football Club Irvinebank Road Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0HS
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0031/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 2 (External Hard and Soft Landscaping Details) of Planning Permission 23/0385/PP
72-84 Castle New Cumnock KA18 4AH
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Decided24/0075/PP
Erection of side extension and rear decking
89 Cunninghame Drive Caprington Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4UA
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0076/PP
Change of House Types from Planning Approval 05/0325/FL
Former Glenmuir Engineering Site Barrhill Terrace Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0007/S36VAM
Submission for the Approval of Condition 8 ( Approved Details ) of Deemed Consent 19/0001/S36VAR
Pencloe Wind Farm South Of New Cumnock
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0078/PP
Erection of a steel portal horse stable building.
Meadowhead Farm U40 Hareshawmuir From A719 At Hareshaw To Craigens Waterside East Ayrshire KA3 6JJ
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0032/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 2A (Permanent Access and Entry of Water) of Planning Permission 23/0586/PPChange of use from communal play area to community garden)
Shortlees Playingfield Umberly Road Loreny Industrial Estate Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5LB
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0033/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 3A (Planning / Biodiversity Enhancement) of Planning Permission 23/0586/PPChange of use from communal play area to community garden
Shortlees Playingfield Umberly Road Loreny Industrial Estate Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5LB
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0034/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 4A (Hard Landscaping) of Planning Permission 23/0586/PPChange of use from communal play area to community garden
Shortlees Playingfield Umberly Road Loreny Industrial Estate Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5LB
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0079/PP
Change of use of part of community centre to community caf�.
40 Soulis Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1AP
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided24/0080/TP
Silver Birch, Betula pendula - Removal of Tree
Sewage Purification Works Kilwinning Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3DZ
Received 16 Feb 2024
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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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