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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 dates13,130Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 11,510 approved or refused records
650Refused applications
10,860 approved · 650 refused · 956 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/0396/PP
Proposed extension to rear and side of dwelling, side dormer, erection of garage with associated alterations and downtakings.
21 Old Glasgow Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5JJ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0002/S36
Consultation under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 relating to the proposed North Kyle Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and associated infrastructure with a generating capacity of up to 100MW
North Kyle BESS 3.5km Northeast Of Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/0397/PP
Erection of single storey side extension.
1 Bank View Crescent Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0LB
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0399/PP
Change of use of 13 existing units to allow uses within Classes 4, 5, 6 and 11
Magbiehill Park A735 From Dunlop Road To U26 Clerkland Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3ES
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0400/PP
Proposed erection of garage / store
Gainford View B778 From U54 Tannacrief To U64 Gainhill Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 6AR
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0401/PP
Change of use from Class 10 (non-residential institution) to Class 1A (shop, financial, professional or other service)
Baptist Church Fowlds Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3DG
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0402/PP
Change of use from Class 10 to Class 4 (Business)
3 - 9 John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0403/PP
Application made under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary Conditions 1, 6 and 7, of Planning Permission 23/0161/PP to amend pre commencement triggers and extend the commencement period.
Site Adjacent Glasgow Road And Western Road Shopping Centre Glasgow Road Kilmarnock KA3 1UT
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0071/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 2A (acoustic fence details) and 5A (CCTV specifciations) of Planning Consent 25/0136/PP
1 Fullarton Street Kilmarnock
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0404/PP
Change of Use, Alterations and Extension of Former Church ( Class 10) to Form Gym ( Class 11)
Former St Johns Church 84 Wardneuk Drive Onthank Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2EX
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0072/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 4 (external lighting) of Planning Consent 26/0226/PP (Proposed EV charging station comprising 12 No. EV charging points, amenity kiosk, associated plant, new vehicular access and landscaping)
Premier Inn B7064 From A71 Moorfield Roundabout To A759 Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RS
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0405/AD
Advertisement of the following types : 1no. Fascia Sign, 1no. infotainment screen, 1no. totem
Premier Inn B7064 From A71 Moorfield Roundabout To A759 Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RS
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0406/PP
Proposed workshop/shed
Glen Avis Loganhill Road Craigens Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3JD
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0408/LDPU
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the construction of a garage
Ellisland Cottage Cloncaird Farm B742 From A713 To At South Ayrshire Boundary At Snipe Loch Doon Valley East Ayrshire KA6 6ES
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0409/PP
Proposed erection of double garage to front of dwelling and outbuilding in rear garden.
3 Northgate Ballochmyle Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6JT
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0073/AMCPP
Submission for approval of Conditions 3(a) (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan), 4(a) (Ecology Pre Commencement Surveys), 7(a) (Timetable of Construction Works / Illumination Details), 8(a) (CTMP) and 9(a) (Drainage Details) of Planning Permission 23/0636/PP (Formation of electricity sub station compound including access, floodlighting and 2.5m fence with biodiversity plan)
East Main Street Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0JG
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0006/EIASCR
Construction of free range egg laying unit, formation of hardstanding, access track and other infrastructure
Land At Greenside Muirkirk
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0410/PP
Change of use of agricultural land for residential (succession) use.
Skerrington Mill Farm John Allan Drive Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3AF
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0411/PPP
Erection of dwellinghouse (Class 9) for agricultural worker's accommodation
Knockshiffnock Farm C61 Darntaggart Brentwood From A70 To B7046 Near Skares Ochiltree East Ayrshire KA18 2RX
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0074/AMCPP
Application for approval of Condition 13 attached to planning permission 21/0440/PP
Mill Rig Wind Farm Access Waterhead Peelhill And Linbank Highway Strathaven
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0413/PP
Proposed Attic Conversion with Dormers to Front and Rear
Ironworks Cottage 3 Furnace Road Kames Muirkirk East Ayrshire KA18 3QQ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0022/NMV
Upgrading of existing access track
Mill Rig Wind Farm Access Waterhead Peelhill And Linbank Highway Strathaven
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0421/TP
Paper Birch Scots Pine Goat Willow Common Horse Chestnut - Various Tree Works as described within the tree report
Land Adjacent To 1 Montgomerie Drive Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3AP
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0422/PP
ERECTION OF DORMER EXTENSION TO REAR ELEVATION
23 Main Road Gatehead East Ayrshire KA2 0AR
Received 17 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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