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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 dates12,939Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 11,342 approved or refused records
631Refused applications
10,711 approved · 631 refused · 947 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0115/PPP
Change of Use from Agricultural Land to Residential Use for a single dwelling including access bridge
Vacant Land Lochlibo Road East Ayrshire
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0117/PP
Installation of Ground and Roof-Mounted Photo-Voltaic Panels (amendment to planning permission 23/0105/PP) (Retrospective)
3 Underwood Underwood Private Depot Off Auchinleck Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0118/TCA
Crown reduction of a Beech and Norway Maple and tree removal of a Rowan and Lawson Cypress
40A London Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7AQ
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0119/PP
Single storey rear extension and associated external alterations
91 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0120/PP
Installation of new doors, windows and security roller shutters
40 Soulis Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1AP
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0121/PP
Change of use of flat to short term let
45 Glebe Road Ground Floor Right Kilmarnock KA1 3DS
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0123/PP
Soil treatment facility.
Killoch Depot Killoch Colliery Off A70 West Of Ochiltree Ochiltree East Ayrshire KA18 2RL
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0008/S36AMC
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 11(1) (Design of Sub-Station and Ancillary Development) of Planning Consent 19/0004/S36
Lethans Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0023/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 25B (Noise mitigation) of Planning Consent 24/0249/PP
Land Adjacent To Holm Farm B7081 From Irvine Road To U16 Gatehead Crosshouse East Ayrshire
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0124/PP
Change of use of agricultural land to residential and associated works.
Heatherview Cottage A76 Polquhap To Crowbandsgate Roundabout New Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4PW
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0126/PP
Proposed demolition of existing farmhouse and buildings, erection of new private dwellinghouse
Pennyfadzeoch Farm Pennyfadzeoch Farm Access Road Ochiltree East Ayrshire KA18 2NL
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0127/PP
Proposed dwellinghouse at Plot 105.
Proposed Housing Development Rigg Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0128/PP
Proposed rear balcony with side obscured privacy screens.
6 Rysland Drive Fenwick East Ayrshire KA3 6EY
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0010/S36AMC
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 21 (Public Road Access Layout) of Planning Permission 19/0004/S36
Lethans Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0129/PP
Erection of single storey side extension and removal of existing chimney.
2 Lomond Avenue Hurlford East Ayrshire KA1 5HJ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0132/PP
Proposed upper floor extension to side of dwelling
1 Cunninghame Drive Caprington Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4UP
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0133/PP
Extension to the rear of dwelling and a new entrance porch
20 Aird Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1SP
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0025/AMCPP
Submission for approval of Condition 6(2) (PMP) and Condition 9(2) (Use of Afton Road) of Planning Consent 24/0180/PP
Blackhill Substation Afton Road Mossmark New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0136/LB
Replacement timber sunroom to UPVC, new garage doors and general external repairs.
39 Main Street Ochiltree East Ayrshire KA18 2PD
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0137/PP
Installation of box dormer, replacing an existing skylight (retrospective).
1 Loanfoot Avenue Grange Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2JT
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0138/PP
Erection of single storey rear extension, flue, and alterations to existing dwellinghouse including new side window.
2 Kaimshill Cottage 18 Bellfield Avenue Hurlford East Ayrshire KA1 5AR
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0139/PP
Erection of single storey extension and raised patio to rear of dwellinghouse
Moorfield Cottage Gatehead Road Kilmarnock KA2 0AH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0007/NMV
Reduction in the length of the shed by 2 bays (approx 13m), from 65m overall to 52m overall
Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group Dalmellington Ironworks Waterside Patna Ayr KA6 7HJ
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0140/PP
Proposed Change of Use of agricultural land to residential, and associated erection of solar "flower" and garden room. (In Retrospect)
7 Sornhill Row Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8NF
Received 25 Mar 2026
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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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