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Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates12,959Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 11,358 approved or refused records
632Refused applications
10,726 approved · 632 refused · 949 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0143/PP
Erection of sunroom to rear of dwellinghouse
8 Thomas Howie Drive Dunlop East Ayrshire KA3 4FA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0144/PP
Erection of a steel portal framed industrial unit
1 Balmoral Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1HL
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0145/PP
Change of use of agricultural land to form domestic curtilage and erection of domestic garage to serve dwelling
Gilbank Cottage U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0146/PP
Change of use from Class 1A unit to hot food takeaway (sui generis) and installation of flue
62 John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BS
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0011/S36AMC
Submission for Approval to Discharge of Condition 30 (Part 1) (Archaeology) of Planning Permission 23/0004/S36
Land North Of Kilmarnock South Substation And South Of Braehead
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0147/PP
The installation of an Automated Teller Machine
26 Dean Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1EA
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0149/PP
Erection of first floor extension and formation of new roof over existing ground floor extension
1 Braemore Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3HB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0150/PP
Change of use of a domestic studio apartment for use as a short term let.
9 Ayr Road Ochiltree East Ayrshire KA18 2PX
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0151/PP
Erection of two storey side extension, including balcony.
Kelk Cottage 1 Annandale Kilmarnock Road Crosshouse East Ayrshire KA2 0BG
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0153/LDPU
Installation of solar PV Panels and associated equipment to existing day services
Morven Day Services 90 Ardbeg Avenue Knockinlaw Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2AR
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/0154/PP
Conversion of garage to self-contained unit ancillary to the enjoyment of the main dwellinghouse (Class 9) with two storey extension and external alterations including dormers, windows and rooflights
Barrhill U748 Shiel And Nether Heilar Off C65 Soth Logan/ Sorn Sorn East Ayrshire KA5 6NF
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0155/LDPU
Installation of Solar Panels on the front roof plane
27 Kirkford Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5HY
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0001/S37SCP
Request for scoping opinion for proposed Section 37 application
Glenmuckloch To Redshaw Reinforcement Project
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Registered26/0156/PP
Erection of twin flue to rear (amendment of planning consent 25/0104/PP)
75 Whatriggs Road Bellfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3RB
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0013/S36AMC
Submission for approval in relation to Condition 19(1)(SIGI) of deemed Planning consent 22/0003/S36.
Knockkippen Wind Farm
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0158/PP
Proposed 499KW Biomass Boiler in Shipping Container (Retrospective)
Plot 9 Moorfield North Industrial Park Neephill View Moorfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0FE
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Registered26/0159/PP
Proposed 1 and a 1/2 storey extension to side and rear of dwelling with dormer, porch to front (part retrospective)
8 Teith Place Bellfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3PR
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0003/EIASCR
Screening Opinion Request: Erection of HVDC Converter Station Building and associated works
Western Link 2 East Of Kilmarnock Sub Station South East Of Kilmarnock KA1 5LB
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0160/PP
Erection of 3 dwellings with assoc. infrastructure
Erection Of 3 Dwellings Burnside New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0161/PP
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Class 9) to use as Short Term Let (Sui Generis) and change of use of residential garden ground (Class 9) for the use as three Short Term Let (Sui Generis) lodges, with four hot tubs; the construction of pergolas, an outdoor kitchen, fences, fire pit and associated landscaping (in retrospect)
16 Ballochmyle Street Catrine East Ayrshire KA5 6QP
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0163/PP
Shopfront alterations
George Telfer Funeral Directors 105 Glaisnock Street Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1JP
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Registered26/0164/PP
Erection of Class 1A retail unit, incorporating garden centre/outdoor sales area, landscaping, car parking, access, servicing and other associated works.
Land At Glencairn Retail Park, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0165/PPP
Development of existing vacant Brownfield site to create new dwellings with access to Muirkirk Road
Coal Yard Muirkirk Road Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/0166/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse (demolition of existing conservatory)
30 Cairn Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1HN
Received 9 Apr 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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