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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.
8,566 approved · 374 refused · 523 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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 Southern Gailes Ayr Road Irvine Ayrshire KA11 5AB
Received 18 Jun 200113 Ailsa Road Irvine Industrial Estate Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8LR
Received 18 Jun 200113 Arran Crescent Beith Ayrshire KA15 2DU
Received 18 Jun 200111 Semple Crescent Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0EN
Received 18 Jun 200110 Ferry Row Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0AJ
Received 18 Jun 200115 West Bay Millport Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0EZ
Received 18 Jun 200111 Rowanside Terrace Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7LL
Received 19 Jun 2001Dykesmain Phase 4 Burns Avenue Saltcoats Ayrshire
Received 19 Jun 200124 Watson Terrace Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0HZ
Received 20 Jun 200123 Inverleven Place Lawthorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2DW
Received 20 Jun 20012 Highfield Terrace Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0DB
Received 20 Jun 20014 Middleton Drive Largs Ayrshire KA30 9JN
Received 20 Jun 2001Cairnhouse Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8EU
Received 20 Jun 2001Duskview Cottage 3 Dunlop Road Barrmill Beith Ayrshire KA15 1HN
Received 21 Jun 200142 Mair Avenue Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4DQ
Received 21 Jun 2001Boag Farm Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 6LU
Received 21 Jun 200177 Stevenston Road Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6LL
Received 21 Jun 200167 Jermond Drive Irvine Ayrshire KA12 9JN
Received 22 Jun 200132 Hazeldene Park Kilwinning Ayrshire
Received 21 Jun 2001Falls View Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8QS
Received 21 Jun 2001Lawthorn Timber Sheds Old Perceton Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2AE
Received 22 Jun 200179-81 Main Street Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 4AQ
Received 22 Jun 20011 Seafield Court Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8NS
Received 22 Jun 20018 Montgomerie Terrace Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5DT
Received 22 Jun 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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