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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 dates12,569Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 11,038 approved or refused records
599Refused applications
10,439 approved · 599 refused · 921 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown25/0461/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Pencloe main drag forest road spur 1
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/0462/PN
Prior Notification for Forestry-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Spur road off existing main drag forest road in Pencloe forest block, near New Cumnock
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0463/LDPU
Proposed single storey extension
34 Samson Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3EB
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0464/PP
Extension and change of use from dwelling house and outbuildings to short-term let accommodation.
Knockroon Farmhouse B7083 From Main Street Auchinleck To Rigg Road Auchinleck East Ayrshire KA18 1RU
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Registered25/0465/PP
Residential development to include access, roads, open space, landscaping, drainage and other associated works
Land At Kilwinning Road Stewarton
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0466/PP
Change of use of open space to garden ground including levelling works to part of garden, laying of a paved area and erection of a pergola and additional boundary fencing (retrospective).
7 Eric Ross Way Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1FH
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0467/PP
Proposed installation of a 370KW biomass boiler
Crofthead Farm, Sorn
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0468/LDPU
Proposed external alterations associated with conversion of garage.
30 Hillier Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1AE
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0471/PP
Single storey side extension to existing dwelling to form utility room/WC.
3 Benston Crescent Hollybush East Ayrshire KA6 6RA
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0032/NMV
Relocation of IR/25 Candela light from the Met Mast to WGT 7
Wind Farm Located In East Ayrshire About 5km South Of New Cumnock Within Commercial Forestry In Pencloe Forest On Forestry And Land Scotland
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0105/AMCPP
Discharge of condition 8 (part 2) - (Site Decommissioning, Restoration and Aftercare) and condition 23 (part a) - (Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Monitoring and Recording) of Planning Consent 23/0005/S36
Inchbean Farm Treeswoodhead Road Shortlees Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5LL
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0104/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 2(a) (Zebra Crossings), Condition 3(a) (Car park signage), Condition 4(a)(External Materials), Condition 7(a) (Biodiversity) and Condition 8(a)(Boundary treatments) of Planning Consent 25/0074/PP
Stewarton Academy Cairnduff Place Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5QF
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0472/PP
Proposed instillation of 7no. AC condenser units to be floor mounted to the roof of the property.
Specsavers Opticians Unit 1 49 Glaisnock Street Cumnock KA18 1BS
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0474/PP
Erection of 2 no. detached houses
2 Shield Cottage COALHALL East Ayrshire
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0475/AD
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia Sign
Specsavers Opticians Unit 1 49 Glaisnock Street Cumnock KA18 1BS
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0006/PREAPP
Proposed residential development, open space, associated infrastructure and access arrangements (LDP Site Allocation MA-H2)
Land At Station Road Station Road Mauchline East Ayrshire
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0477/PP
Proposed single storey rear extension with raised decking
4A Hillmoss Kilmaurs East Ayrshire KA3 2RS
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0478/PP
Change of use of former horticultural unit to storage facilities for scaffolding business, including staff parking, erection of crew accommodation building, and storage and forklift garage (in retrospect)
Land South Of London Road, London Road Kilmarnock.
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0005/EIASCR
Screening Request
Kirklandside Hospital U63 Wheatriggs From A76 At Kirklandside Hospital To Whatriggs Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 5LH
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/0480/PN
Prior notification to replace existing windows
9 Howard Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2BP
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0481/LB
Provision of wall lights and reinstatement of floodlighting to tower. Installation of A3 information board.
Tolbooth Main Street Kilmaurs East Ayrshire KA3 2RQ
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0482/PP
Single storey Kitchen Garden Room extension to North of property, including relocation of existing Sun Room from North elevation to West Elevation
31 Rowallan Castle Estate Kilmaurs East Ayrshire KA3 2DP
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0106/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 3 (access upgrades) of Planning Consent 24/0338/PP
Land To The South Of Over Lochridge Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA3 5JF
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/0033/NMV
Proposed change to external finishes
4 George Young Drive Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0LG
Received 23 Sept 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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