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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 dates13,023Searchable applications
197Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 11,414 approved or refused records
642Refused applications
10,772 approved · 642 refused · 953 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0048/AMCPP
Submission for approval in relation to Conditions 12(a) (ECOW Terms of Engagement), 15(a) and (b) (MOD) and 29 (PMO) of Planning consent 21/0367/PP.
Knockshinnoch Wind Farm, South Of B730, Knockshinnoch Farm, Nr Patna
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Registered26/0018/S36AMC
Discharge conditions 14 (ECoW), 20 (Part 1) (CTMP) and 25 (Bird protection plan) of Planning consent 23/0001/S36.
Lorg Wind Farm Between Carsphairn (approx 11km To South West) And Sanquhar (approx 12.3km To North East)
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Registered26/0262/PP
Change of use and extension from a double garage to a dwellinghouse
Bankwood C104 Sornhill Newmilns From Windyhill Road To Sornhill Newmilns East Ayrshire KA4 8LH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0263/LB
Replacement of 7no. windows to front elevation
30 Portland Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2BS
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0264/LB
Replacement of 11no. windows within the front elevation
Kirkland Manse Road Kilmaurs East Ayrshire KA3 2NP
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0266/PP
Erect two padel courts with adjustable floodlights on site of former MUGA
Site Of Derelict MUGA A71 Galston Roundabout To U33 Woodhead Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8PD
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0011/NMV
Revised design to 19/0982/PP to remove ground floor extension and retain first floor balcony.
5 Wellpark Grove Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7EB
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/0267/PP
Erection of rear dormer (in retrospect).
8 Dean Road Beansburn Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1RP
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0012/NMV
Minor revisions to Plot 16 levels including additional small retaining wall and drainage within rear garden of planning consent 22/0720/PP
Site At Loudon Street And Draffen Mount, Stewarton
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/0013/NMV
Signalised junction works
Vacant Field Located To South Of B7081 And North Of Moorfield Industrial Park Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Road Crosshouse East Ayrshire
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0003/AMCLB
Discharge of Planning Conditions: 1A (Materials) of listed building consent 24/0571/LB.
Kirkland 62 Main Street Dunlop East Ayrshire KA3 4AG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0014/NMV
Relocation of public art, revisions to landscaping to rear of Plots 67-74, revisions to landscaping at Cutstraw Road, and revisions to public steps to Cutstraw Road to incorporate handrails of application 14/0903/AMCPPP
Land East Draffen House Draffen Mount Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0017/S36AMC
Discharge of planning conditions 26 (Part 1) (Bat Protection Plan) and 33 (Parts 1 & 2) (Access Management Plan) of Planning Consent 23/0001/S36.
Lorg Wind Farm between Carsphairn (located approximately 11km to the south west) and Sanquhar (located approximately 12.3km to the north east).
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0015/NMV
Semi circular stone reduced in size, angle of paving edge inline with gable wall revised to a 45 degree angle. Length of bench reduced to 6m, width of bench increased to 1m. Poetry plaque reduced in size and scan code removed from Poetry plaque to a separate item.
Corner Of John Dickie Street And Strand Street Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA1 1HW
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0269/PP
Application made under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary Condition 1 of planning permission 23/0232/PP to extend the time to implement the decision.
The Site is located to the south of the minor road that traverses the former Greenburn opencast coal mine, approximately 6km south of Cumnock
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0270/PP
Demolition of existing garage and garden room and erection of new garden room with solar panels.
49 Main Street Dunlop East Ayrshire KA3 4AF
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/0274/PN
Forestry buildings for onsite processing and storage
Newton Street Catrine
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0275/PP
Repainting of shop unit (retrospective)
Rainbow Ink 22 - 24 Bank Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1HA
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Registered26/0276/PP
Change of use to secure storage compound and erection of security boundary fence
Vacant Land Moorfield Industrial Estate Off A759 Moorfield Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0BA
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Registered26/0277/PP
Proposed Construction of 63 Affordable Homes in a mix of 3-storey flats and 2-storey houses, with associated amenity space, landscaping and parking.
Site Of Former George McTurk Court, Cumnock, KA18 1HW
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0019/S36AMC
Submission for approval of Conditions 33(b) and Condition 35(1) of Planning consent 20/0001/S36VAR.
Enoch Hill Windfarm B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0017/NMV
Non-material variation to amend borrow pit locations and coordinates of/location of Turbines 4 & 7 of Planning consent 23/0001/S36.
Lorg Wind Farm Between Carsphairn (approx 11km To South West) And Sanquhar (approx 12.3km To North East)
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0022/S36AMC
Discharge of planning condition 30 (Parts 1 & 2) Peat and Carbon rich soils Management Plan
Lorg Wind Farm between Carsphairn (approx 11km To South West) And Sanquhar (approx 12.3km To North East)
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/0278/PP
Erection of ancillary outbuilding within rear garden
4 Howard Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2BP
Received 12 Jun 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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