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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 dates13,147Searchable applications
196Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 11,523 approved or refused records
651Refused applications
10,872 approved · 651 refused · 958 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/0425/PP
Residential development including associated open space, landscaping, drainage infrastructure, access arrangements and associated works.
Land At Station Road Station Road Mauchline East Ayrshire
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided26/0075/AMCPP
Discharge of Conditions 2A and 2B (Roof Materials) of Planning consent 26/0143/PP
8 Thomas Howie Drive Dunlop KA3 4FA
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0428/LDPU
Converting upper and lower flat into one property.
32 Harperland Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1UH
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0078/AMCPP
Submission for approval of Condition 1 of application 23/0082/AMCPP
Meiklehill Substation B741 From Armour Wynd To U720 Dalricket Dalmellington East Ayrshire
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0429/PP
Change of use of second floor flat (left) from flat to short term let.
55 Titchfield Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1QS
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0430/PP
Change of use of second floor flat (right) from flat to short term let.
55 Titchfield Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1QS
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0431/PP
Proposed erection of Class 5 (General Industrial) workshop.
Land At Sorn Road Mauchline Ayrshire
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0432/LB
Internal re-configuration of balcony and partition/screen wall, widening of stairway, installation of window ventilation opener on the front (West) elevation and cast-iron gated access and raising the site level on the side (North) elevation
Dalmellington Church Knowehead Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7QW
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0433/PP
Proposed Extension to Side of Property
47 Glen Orrin Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA2 0LR
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0077/AMCPP
Discharge of Condition 17A (Public Art) of Planning Consent 25/0303/PP.
Land At Glasgow Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 6BQ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0033/S36AMC
Discharge of Condition 18 (Part 1) of Planning Consent 23/0004/S36
Land North Of Kilmarnock South Substation And South Of Braehead
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0435/AD
Advertisement of the following types : Projecting SignShopfront Vinyl and manifestation to side elevation window.
Halifax Plc 30 - 34 King Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1NP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0436/PP
Change of use of the existing first-floor office space into 2 no. residential flats and associated external alterations
18 Bank Street Kilmarnock KA1 1HA
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0438/LDPU
Proposed siting of a 12m x 6m lodge-style caravan within the curtilage of 2 Gilmilnscroft Cottage for use as ancillary living accommodation
Norrelgrove 2 Gilmilnscroft Cottages Auchinleck KA18 2NA
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0442/PP
Construction of extension to the rear and platfrom with spiral stair to the side of dwellinghouse
Lagg Trabbochburn Road Stair
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0443/PP
Erection of new dwelling
Kirkwood Farm C125 Dunlop To Crossgates Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3EW
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0444/PP
Erection of canopy building, anchored to existing concrete base.
Bonded Warehouses Townhead Catrine East Ayrshire
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0445/PP
Rear extension to south east corner of existing dwelling
Laurel Cottage 1 Friendliehead Farmhouse Courtyard Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6EX
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0446/PP
Proposed replacement and enlargement of dormer and internal alterations
105 Mauchline Road Hurlford East Ayrshire KA1 5DE
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0447/LB
Installation of two non-illuminated fascia signs
22 Nelson Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BD
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0448/AD
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia Sign
22 Nelson Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BD
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0454/PP
Erection of five wind turbines (up to 200m in height) with associated infrastructure, including access tracks, temporary laydown areas, underground cabling, an onsite substation, watercourse crossings, conifer felling, and temporary construction compound
Land At Glenouther Moor STEWARTON East Ayrshire
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0455/PP
Change of use of derelict shop to residential dwelling (Class 9) and associated external alterations
15 Main Street Kilmaurs East Ayrshire KA3 2RQ
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Registered26/0456/PP
Erection of 4 stables and tack room, installation of new field gate and change of use of agricultural land and to use for equestrian purposes
Land At Bloakmill Steading Aiket Road Stewarton
Received 31 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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