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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,456 approved · 368 refused · 519 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2000 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
Site To West Of No. 5 Milton Park Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7BN
Received 21 Feb 200130 Heronswood Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7DP
Received 21 Feb 2001168 High Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8AN
Received 22 Feb 200138-40 Bridgegate Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8BQ
Received 22 Feb 2001Co-Operative Retail Services Ltd Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8LX
Received 22 Feb 200120 West Doura Avenue Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5NS
Received 23 Feb 200135-37 Main Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8AF
Received 23 Feb 2001Dreghorn And Springside Parish Church Hall 5 Townfoot Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire
Received 26 Feb 200117 Coll Gardens Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 4EA
Received 26 Feb 2001Site To East Of Kersland Farm Dalry Ayrshire
Received 26 Feb 2001Roche Vitamins (UK) Limited Drakemyre Dalry Ayrshire KA24 5JJ
Received 26 Feb 2001Washingstone Beith Ayrshire KA15 2LL
Received 26 Feb 2001Templars Hall Bank Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0AJ
Received 27 Feb 200148A-50A Main Street Kilwinning Ayrshire
Received 27 Feb 2001Irvine Sawmills 103 Montgomery Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8PU
Received 28 Feb 200118 Woodwynd Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7AB
Received 28 Feb 200129 Houston Crescent Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4BJ
Received 28 Feb 20018 Doura Drive Girdle Toll Irvine Ayrshire KA11 1AL
Received 28 Feb 20015 Station Road Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0DX
Received 28 Feb 200110 Beech Avenue Beith Ayrshire KA15 2EJ
Received 1 Mar 200126 Scott Drive Largs Ayrshire KA30 9PA
Received 1 Mar 2001167 Old Caley Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0UX
Received 28 Feb 20019 Glen Avenue Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8DQ
Received 1 Mar 200130 Ballot Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0HW
Received 5 Feb 2001Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for North 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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