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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.
9,157 approved · 400 refused · 560 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
8 Main Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8AB
Received 6 Dec 200222 Burns Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8RP
Received 9 Dec 200222 Burns Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8RP
Received 9 Dec 200268 And Site To South Greenock Road Largs Ayrshire
Received 9 Dec 2002Stroma, Silverhill Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 9 Dec 200250 Roebank Road Beith Ayrshire KA15 2DY
Received 12 Dec 2002Stoneroadsends Brae Dalry Ayrshire
Received 13 Dec 2002Trinity Church Bridgegate Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8BJ
Received 17 Dec 200298-100 Old Caley Road Irvine Ayrshire
Received 12 Dec 2002129 High Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8AZ
Received 16 Dec 200226 Ritchie Street West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9AL
Received 16 Dec 20028 Forge Vennel Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6UE
Received 17 Dec 2002Fire Station Bridgend Lane Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4LR
Received 11 Dec 2002Site To South Of 7A Kidsneuk Gardens Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8SX
Received 17 Dec 200216 Riverway Riverway Retail Park Irvine Ayrshire
Received 17 Dec 2002Perceton A Irvine Ayrshire
Received 17 Dec 2002Site To East Of Kersland Farm Dalry Ayrshire
Received 17 Dec 200212 Middleton Drive Largs Ayrshire KA30 9JN
Received 17 Dec 20025 Glen Avenue Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8DQ
Received 17 Dec 2002Site To North Of St Andrews Episcopal Church South Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire
Received 17 Dec 2002Rockhaven 33 Main Road Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0DL
Received 18 Dec 2002Rockhaven 33 Main Road Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0DL
Received 18 Dec 2002Eilean Tigh Lochranza Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8HJ
Received 19 Dec 20024 Boathouse Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 8PW
Received 19 Dec 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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