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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 dates13,002Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 11,397 approved or refused records
639Refused applications
10,758 approved · 639 refused · 951 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided26/0212/PP
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions, associated external alterations, landscaping and change of use of vacant land to car park (part retrospective)
58 Hill Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1JD
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/0213/PP
Extension to rear of property and alterations to form new rooflights, move side door and block up first floor window (Retrospective)
27 Dunure Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7DZ
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/0008/NMV
Houses moved forward within each plot and omission of proposed footway (revisions to plans approved under 24/0513/PP)
Land Adjacent 86 Main Street Patna East Ayrshire
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/0214/PP
Installation of slates (including salvaging and replacement slates), rain water goods and repainting of external walls
1 High Street Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7QU
Received 6 May 2026 - Registered26/0215/PP
Formation of rear dormer
Flat 1/2 1 Fairyhill Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TA
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/0216/PP
Replace existing shopfront to accommodate replacement of ATM machines
Halifax Plc 30 - 34 King Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1NP
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/0217/PP
Single storey extension and raised decking to rear of property
27 Hoyle Crescent Holmhead Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1RX
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/0225/PP
Application under Section 42 of Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary condition 1 (an extension to the time to commence development) of planning consent 23/0315/PP, load bearing surface at the A76 / Loganhill Road junction and Rail Overbridge to facilitate access to the consented Hare Craig wind farm, Muirkirk.
A76 / Loganhill Road Netherthird East Ayrshire
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/0219/PP
Replacement drainage to playing fields, pitch re-grading and new footpath
King George V Playing Field Fenwick
Received 8 May 2026 - Registered26/0038/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 3a, (Planting), 4a, (Replacement trees), 5a, (Biodiversity), 9a and (Waste Management) of Planning consent 25/0329/PP
Riverwood Farm U37 Milton From Ladyton To A719 At Loudoun Castle Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8PF
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/0226/PP
Section 42 Application to vary Condition 5 to allow the Small Unmanned kiosk to be opened within 6 months after the EV charging station commences operation of planning consent 25/0646/PP.
Premier Inn B7064 From A71 Moorfield Roundabout To A759 Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RS
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/0221/PP
Erection of rear extension
25 Cordon Road Altonhill Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1PY
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/0222/PP
Wetland habitat creation works (extension to existing wetland area)
RSPB Airds Moss Nature Reserve East Ayrshire KA18 3NA Approximately 7km SW Of Muirkirk
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0015/S36AMC
Discharge of Conditions 34 (Part 1) (Planning Monitoring Officer) of Planning consent 23/0004/S36
Land North Of Kilmarnock South Substation And South Of Braehead
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/0223/AD
Internally illuminated ATM surrounds
Halifax Plc 30 - 34 King Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1NP
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/0235/PP
Application made under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 relating to the approved load bearing surface at A70 Muirkirk Road, south of Braehead to facilitate access to the consented Hare Craig wind farm, Muirkirk (ref: 23/0314/PP) to vary condition 1 (an extension to the time to commence development)
A70 South Of Braehead Bellow Mill Muirkirk Road Lugar Cumnock KA18 3LN
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/0239/PP
Application made under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary Condition 1 (an extension to the time to commence development) of planning permission 23/0317/PP for the construction of a load bearing surface from Loganhill Road to Glenmuir Water Road, Cumnock to facilitate access to Hare Craig Wind Farm at Muirkirk
Loganhill Road / Glenmuir Water Road Junction Cumnock Ayrshire
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/0240/PP
Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary Condition 1 of planning permission 23/0316/PP to extend the time to initiate development for the construction of an extensive load bearing surface at the Glenmuir Water Road / A70 (Muirkirk Road) junction, Cumnock to facilitate access to Hare Craig Wind Farm at Muirkirk
Glenmuir Water Road / A70 (Muirkirk Road) junction, Cumnock
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/0229/PP
Proposed erection of single-storey rear extension.
18 Burnsland Crescent Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6DG
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/0230/LDPU
Operation of a holistic therapy business
8 Culloden Place Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7UG
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/0232/PP
Erection of a proprietary circular steel slurry store and associated concrete base
Monkland Farm U47 Little Raws From C10 Grassyards To C33 Dykescroft Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6HX
Received 20 May 2026 - Registered26/0234/PP
Erection of 3no. 64k hen houses for egg laying, muck store, and widening of existing access.
Little Creoch C36 Connel Park From Skerrington Roundabout To Connelpark Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4QE
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/0010/NMV
Change to approved toilet block due to manufacturing issues.
Hillend Of Heateth B705 From U730 Glenshamrock To Sorn Road Auchinleck East Ayrshire KA18 2NA
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/0236/PP
Removal of Planning Condition 1, of planning consent 10/0708/PP.
West Spittal Meadow West Spittal Farm West Spittal Farm Access Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5LQ
Received 21 May 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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