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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.
8,963 approved · 388 refused · 551 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Apr 1999 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
29 Allanpark Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 9AG
Received 25 Jun 200237 Kilwinning Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8RZ
Received 27 Jun 2002Gailes Golf Centre Gailes Irvine Ayrshire KA11 5AE
Received 27 Jun 200211 McRobert Avenue Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 4HY
Received 27 Jun 20026 Hazeldene Park Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7HX
Received 27 Jun 200267 Whitlees Court Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7PE
Received 27 Jun 20024 Main Street Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7BY
Received 27 Jun 20024 Main Street Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7BY
Received 27 Jun 200266 Harbour Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8PZ
Received 27 Jun 2002Arran Transport & Trading Co Ltd The Pier Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8AX
Received 25 Jun 200225 Reid's Avenue Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 4BD
Received 1 Jul 200216 Paddockdyke Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5DA
Received 1 Jul 200211A Corsehill Drive West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9HU
Received 1 Jul 2002Watercut Cottage Irvine Road Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7PZ
Received 1 Jul 2002House And Grounds Southannan Estate Fairlie Largs Ayrshire
Received 1 Jul 200269 Lundholm Road Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3LJ
Received 2 Jul 200235-37 Old Raise Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5RB
Received 2 Jul 200216 Silverhill Chalets Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8QR
Received 2 Jul 2002Monkredden Kennels Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7QL
Received 2 Jul 20024 Coleburn Court Lawthorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2BB
Received 3 Jul 2002Busbie Muir Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7NU
Received 3 Jul 200223-25 Old Raise Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5RB
Received 3 Jul 2002Plot 6 Montgomery Avenue Beith Ayrshire KA15 1EL
Received 3 Jul 20028 Crawford Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8DH
Received 4 Jul 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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