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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.
8,779 approved · 382 refused · 539 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Oct 1999 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 3b Harbour Industrial Estate Montgomerie Street Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8HS
Received 21 Jan 20024 St Marys Place Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5NY
Received 23 Jan 2002Craigievar Cottage Eglinton Terrace Skelmorlie Ayrshire
Received 23 Jan 200235 The Lane Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5AR
Received 23 Jan 2002Kilmolay Kings Cross Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8RB
Received 21 Jan 20023 Centenary Road Riverside Business Park Irvine KA11 5DJ
Received 21 Jan 20023 Centenary Road Riverside Business Park Irvine KA11 5DJ
Received 22 Jan 200248-50 Dockhead Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5EG
Received 24 Jan 200248-50 Dockhead Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5EG
Received 24 Jan 2002Holmbyre Bridge Cottage Dalry Ayrshire KA24 5HL
Received 24 Jan 2002Site To South Of Largiemeanoch Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8RN
Received 24 Jan 200210 Fullerton Square Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8LA
Received 28 Jan 20026 Greenacres Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7PP
Received 28 Jan 200220-22 Hamilton Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5DS
Received 28 Jan 2002Site To East Of 8 Wheatley Road Saltcoats Ayrshire
Received 28 Jan 2002Windyhouse Farm Barrmill Road Beith Ayrshire KA15 1JX
Received 28 Jan 2002Hamilfield House Bigholm Road Beith Ayrshire KA15 2JQ
Received 28 Jan 200226 Glen Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 8RB
Received 28 Jan 2002Dunrona Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8AJ
Received 28 Jan 2002Site To East Of Farhills Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8JU
Received 28 Jan 200240 Mill Park Dalry Ayrshire KA24 5BB
Received 29 Jan 2002Site To South Of Fairlieward Kelburn Estate Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0BH
Received 29 Jan 2002Unit A Tournament Park Redburn Estate Kilwinning Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8TP
Received 30 Jan 200216 Wardlaw Gardens Lawthorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2EW
Received 31 Jan 2002Records 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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