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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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 dates13,092Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 11,475 approved or refused records
647Refused applications
10,828 approved · 647 refused · 956 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2008 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0347/PP
Formation of flat roofed dormer extension to an existing dwelling to form shower room
17 Arran View Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5EX
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0348/LB
Erection of external flue and internal alterations
2 Low Glencairn Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4DD
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0349/PP
Proposed Dormer to Rear of Property
Commoncraig Farm C7 Dunlop Neilston From A735 Nr Dunlop To East Renfrewshire Boundary Dunlop East Ayrshire KA3 4BH
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0350/PP
Change of use of shop (Class 1A) to hotfood takeaway (Sui Generis)
Shop Local 45 Barrhill Road Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1PW
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0351/PP
Proposed detached house, including demolition of shed.
1A Shield Farm A70 From B730 To U74 Bardarroch Ochiltree East Ayrshire
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0353/PP
Change of use from vacant grassland to Class 6 (storage and distribution and office facility), including formation of hardstanding, access road, storage cabins, and siting of 1no. welfare block (offices) (retrospective)(temporary)
Land Adjacent To B7064, Moorfield, Kilmarnock KA1 2RW
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0354/TCA
Removal of tree
14 Stewart Place Catrine East Ayrshire KA5 6QD
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0356/LB
Alterations to form Kitchen and install ventilation grilles to window.
Laigh Kirk John Dickie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1HW
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0357/TCA
4 trees, 1 silver birch 2 goat willow 1 cherry - Remove trees to ground level
67A McLelland Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1SZ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0358/TCA
Pear tree (1) reduce in size, Apple tree (2) reduce in size, Sour cherry (3) remove and Cherry blossom (4) reduce in size
11 Charles Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2DX
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0065/AMCPP
Submission for approval of Condition 6(1) (Micro-Siting) of planning permission 25/0554/PP for a number of pre-construction micrositing amendments to the consented Lethans Wind Farm layout. The amendments relate to selected turbine locations, crane pads, turning heads, access tracks and associated infrastructure.
Lethans Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0359/PP
Proposed siting of 11no. caravans within existing caravan park.
Muirkirk Caravan Park Furnace Road Kames Muirkirk East Ayrshire KA18 3RE
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0360/PP
Erection of 2 dormers to front and one dormer to rear
42 Lochlibo Road Lugton East Ayrshire KA3 4DZ
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0361/LDPU
Formation of a hardstanding for use as a temporary Site Compound and HGV hub, formation of an access onto the adjoining Site Access Road. Siting of 4 no. portacabins, 1 no. secure storage container and installation of Heras fencing and a gate.
Land North Of Kilmarnock South Substation And South Of Braehead
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0362/PP
Change of use of land from Sui Generis to Class 5 (General Industry) and Class 6 (Storage or Distribution) and erection of a warehouse with ancillary office and canteen, parking and drainage.
Driver And Vehicle Standards Agency Goods Vehicle Testing Station 216 Western Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 1LP
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0363/PP
Erection of double garage
The Steading Cloncaird Farm B742 From A713 To At South Ayrshire Boundary At Snipe Loch Doon Valley East Ayrshire KA6 6ES
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0364/PN
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Dalvennan Farm C11 Cairnhill From Fullarton Place To South Ayrshire Boundary Patna East Ayrshire KA19 7LB
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0064/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 3B (Parking) of Planning consent 23/0514/PP
Irvinehill Farm C125 Dunlop To Crossgates Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3EL
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0029/S36AMC
Submission for approval of Condition 33(g) of Planning Consent 19/0002/S36 Sanquhar II
Sanquhar II Community Wind Farm Near Kelloholm
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0066/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 2(a) (Balcony screen, 3(a) (Dust Management), 4(a) (Hard and Soft Landscaping). 5 (a) (Tree Protection), 6(a) (Levels), 7(a) (Materials) and 8 (a) (Boundary) and 9(a)(Low Carbon Statement) of Planning Consdent 26/0064/PP.
87 Main Road Crookedholm East Ayrshire KA3 6JY
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0368/PP
Formation of a ramp and entrance door
91 London Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 7BT
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0369/PP
Construction of garage to side of dwellinghouse
Glenside Catrine Road Sorn East Ayrshire KA5 6JA
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0371/PP
Proposed new entrance canopy and single storey extension to rear of dwelling
60A Main Road Crookedholm East Ayrshire KA3 6JU
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0372/PP
Proposed extension and external alterations to listed building create functional and upgraded spaces.
Howard Park House Howard Park Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1SA
Received 28 Jul 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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