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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.
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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 dates13,118Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 11,498 approved or refused records
648Refused applications
10,850 approved · 648 refused · 956 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0373/PP
Alterations to form single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
20 Glen Orrin Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0LR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0067/AMCPP
Submission for approval of conditions 5(1) sub-station design, 7(1)-(2) GI EMP, 9(1) blasting, 10(1) ECoW, 13(1) Mansfield Rd, 15 access layout, 21(1) species, 22(1)&(5) fish, 23(1)-(2) birds, 24(1)-(2) archaeology, 27(1) PWS, 28(1)-(2) water, 30(1)-(2) aviation, 32(1) AMP and 37 TV/radio of planning permission 25/0554/PP
Lethans Corsencon Hill New Cumnock
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0375/PP
Proposed extension to dwellinghouse
101 Connel Crescent Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5AU
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0030/S36AMC
Discharge of Condition 30 (Part 1) Roads Matters of 23/0005/S36
Inchbean Farm Treeswoodhead Road Shortlees Kilmarnock KA1 5LL
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0376/PP
Erection of two dwellinghouses (Class 9) re-routing of an existing access track, removal of trees, partial demoliton of boundary wall
Dalhanna Farm Afton Road Mossmark New Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4PR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0377/PP
New entrance and gate and removal of existing access
Land At Allanton Woodland Darvel East Ayrshire
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0068/AMCPP
Discharge of planning conditions: 2 (Traffic Plan), 4 (Fibre etc) 6 (Low carbon), 10 ( Foul and Surface Water details) 14a (Tree protection) ,16 (Dust Management) : 18 (Boundary treatments), 20a (Biodiversity), 21(Archaeology), 23a, c, e (Landscaping), 28 (external lighting) and 30 (Acoustic measures) of 22/0046/PP (residential development).
Land Off Cameron Crescent Cameron Crescent Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/0380/PN
Prior Notification to replace the existing PVCu Casement over fixed with new PVCu Casement over casement and fixed over fixed windows
12 Glebe Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3DX
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0381/PP
Erection of canopy over two five-a-side football pitches to form five padel courts.
Powerleague Soccer Centre Queen's Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3XF
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0382/PP
Application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary Condition 14 of planning permission 17/0536/PP to change the noise limits in Table 1b.
Lands Of Low Holehouse Farm, Auchencloigh, Galston, East Ayrshire
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0069/AMCPP
Discharge of condition 5 details of hard and soft landscaping, Condition 6 details of external lighting, Condition 7 Low Carbon Development Statement, Condition 8 to prevent pollution of water of Planning Consent 25/0642/PP
300m south east of Taiglim farm, Glaisnock Road, Cumnock. KA18 4PJ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0385/PP
Alterations and extension to dwelling house
39 Milton View Gatehead East Ayrshire KA2 0AY
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0004/S36SCP
Request for Scoping opinion for proposed Section 36 application for Whitelees Windfarm Repowering
Whitelee Wind Farm B764 From A77 Eaglesham Turnoff To East Renfrewshire Boundary East Renfrewshire Boundary Fenwick East Ayrshire
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0387/LDPU
Proposed dormer to rear of dwelling and 2no. rooflights
102 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TY
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0031/S36AMC
Submission for approval of condition 11(a) (Contaminated Land Works) of planning permission 24/0001/S36 Holmquarry BESS
2 Holmquarry Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 4DA
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0070/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions (2) (SUDS Details) and (4) (External Materials) of Planning Consent 25/0484/PP (office building etc.)
Open Space At Corner Of Glaisnock And Holmburn Road Holmburn Road Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0005/EIASCR
Screening Opinion Request - Proposed 32,000 bird free-range egg laying unit with detached litter store, freestanding meal silos bins, generator store, underground slurry tanks, new access and turning facility for articulated lorries
165M South East Of Junction Of Glaisnock Road And Palquhap Road Cumnock KA18 4PJ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0391/PP
Change of use of an existing dwellinghouse to short-term holiday accommodation (secondary letting).
Abbey House Sorn Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6AP
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0392/PP
Installation of a small, prefabricated metal shed for the storage of garden maintenance equipment.
John Knox Church 10 High Street Stewarton East Ayrshire
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0032/S36AMC
Submission for approval of Condition 23(1) (Fish Monitoring Programme) of planning permission 22/0001/S36 Lethans wind fram extension
Lethans U716 Craigshiel From C47 Mansfield Road To Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0005/PREAPP
Proposal of Application Notice - Residential development and associated infrastructure
Gatehead Road Crosshouse East Ayrshire
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered26/0393/PP
Proposed erection of four detached houses and associated roadway and parking
The Former Lugton Hotel Lochlibo Road Lugton East Ayrshire KA3 4DZ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0394/LB
Proposed demolition of existing extensions and replacement with new extension and internal alterations to create functional, upgraded spaces for East Ayrshire Young Carers
Howard Park House Howard Park Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1SA
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0395/PP
Section 42 application to remove condition 12 of planning consent 22/0356/PP to retain temporary caravan for a further 5 year period.
High Bowhill Farm U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Received 4 Aug 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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