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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 dates12,901Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 11,309 approved or refused records
630Refused applications
10,679 approved · 630 refused · 942 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0095/PP
Use of existing flat to allow for operation and additional capacity of an existing childminding business.
36A Baird Place New Farm Loch Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7RL
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0096/PP
Installation of new 2.4m high security fencing
113 Campbell Street Riccarton Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4HS
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0001/S37SCR
Screening Request for proposed Hagshaw Energy Cluster Western Expansion Grid Connection
Hagshaw Energy Cluster Western Expansion
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0022/AMCPP
Discharge of Planning Conditions Nos 6 (Bus Stop Relocation), 8 (Parking Layout), 11 (Cycle Stands), 13 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 21 (Dust Management Plan), 27 (Low Carbon Statement), 37 (Silty Mud Water Prevention) of Planning Consent No. 23/0161/PP (Residential Development)
Site Adjacent Glasgow Road And Western Road Shopping Centre Glasgow Road Kilmarnock KA3 1UT
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0097/LB
Proposed external alterations- new window and door, repaint building and associated alterations
12 Polwarth Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8HG
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0098/LB
Proposed replacement of 3no. windows on B-listed building
17 Ballochmyle House Ballochmyle House Access Roads Ballochmyle Catrine East Ayrshire KA5 6JZ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0099/PP
The construction and operation of a wind farm (known as Glen Water Wind Farm), comprising six wind turbines up to 200m in height to tip with associated and ancillary infrastructure
Glen Water Wind Farm Approximately 2.5km North Of Edge New Cumnock And 3.5km East Of Cumnock, To The North Of The A76
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0005/S36AMC
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 36(1) and (2) (Aviation Safety) of Planning Application 19/0004/S36
Lethans Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0006/S36AMC
Submission for approval of Conditions 28 Fish Monitoring Plan and 34 Water Quality Monitoring Plan of the Section 36 consent and deemed planning permission for 20/0001/S36
Greenburn Wind Park New Cumnock
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0002/EIASCR
Screening Opinion Request: Construction of 2No. poultry sheds
Cauldhame Farm Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0101/PP
Proposed Change of Use from Residential Dwelling (Class 9) to Offices (Class 4)
Gaswork Cottage 1 Burnside Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4EU
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0102/PP
Application to erect a new storage building with associated offices on vacant car parking site
Car Park Southcraig Avenue Southcraigs Kilmarnock East Ayrshire
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0103/PP
Erection of house and detached garage and demolition of farm buildings.
Burnton Farm A76 From Afton Bridgend To C47 Mansefield Road New Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4NW
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0104/PP
Erection of detached garage/machinery store/stable
9 Busbie Holdings C24 From Bonnyton Road To North Ayrshire Boundary At Plann Bridge Knockentiber East Ayrshire KA2 0DJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0105/PP
Erection of Shed
Caponacre Industrial Estate Land Adjacent To Block 5 Caponacre Road Caponacre Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1SH
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0106/LDPU
Proposed extension and alterations to rear elevation of existing residential dwelling
Ivydene A70 At Coalhall To B730 Coalhall East Ayrshire KA6 6ND
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0107/PP
Erection of front porch
28 Inchmurrin Drive Wardneuk Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2JD
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0108/LDPU
Installation of rooflight windows
32 South Hamilton Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DW
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0110/PP
Change of use from former library to 2no. residential flats (sui generis), replacement windows and external alterations
4 Craigview Road Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9DQ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0111/LB
Installation of two replacement windows on the rear elevation, with reuse of existing stained glass panels
Darvel Town Hall 10 - 12 West Main Street Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0AQ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0112/PP
Substitution of house types, 8 semi-detached to 6 detached dwellinghouses (plots 3-8)
Land To Rear 9 Truesdale Crescent Drongan East Ayrshire
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0113/PP
Proposed change of use of vacant licensed bookmakers to form hot food takeaway with erection of flue to rear
12 - 14 Titchfield Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1PH
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0007/S36AMC
Discharge of Conditions Submission for approval in relation to Conditions 15(1) (Borrow Pit Blasting Strategy), 33(1) (Private Water Supply) and 38(1) (Access Management Plan) of Planning Permission 19/0004/S36
Lethans Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0114/TP
Lime Tree - Reduce height of tree
16 Dunn Mews Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RP
Received 13 Mar 2026
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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