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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.
9,277 approved · 405 refused · 568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Heathcote Sliddery Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8PF
Received 6 May 20034 Farmfield Terrace West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9ED
Received 2 May 2003Village Hall Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 1 May 200329 Murray Crescent Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8NS
Received 1 May 20033 The Manor South Isle Road Ardrossan Ayrshire
Received 1 May 2003167 High Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8AF
Received 30 Apr 2003Site To North Of Champfleurie Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 28 Apr 2003Ormidale Park Car Park Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 9 Apr 2003Site To The Rear Of Dreghorn And Springhouse Parish Church Townfoot Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire
Received 30 Apr 200329 Carson Drive Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8HR
Received 30 Apr 2003Lower Auchenhew Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8SG
Received 30 Apr 2003The Cathedral Of The Isles College Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0HE
Received 1 May 2003The Cathedral Of The Isles College Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0HE
Received 1 May 2003Sandylands Holiday Park Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5JN
Received 2 May 200381 Kilwinning Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8SU
Received 6 May 2003Site To The North West Of Capringstone Farm Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire
Received 6 May 20037 St Bride's Drive West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9BH
Received 6 May 200320 Duddingston Avenue Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6RR
Received 6 May 2003Former Fairlie Primary School Castlepark Drive Fairlie Largs Ayrshire
Received 6 May 200314 Haco Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 9BE
Received 6 May 2003Building 3, Unit 2 Largs Yacht Haven Irvine Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 8EZ
Received 6 May 2003Site To The South Of The Book & Card Centre Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 6 May 20032 Perceton Mains Farm Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2AJ
Received 7 May 200332 Moffat Wynd Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 6GA
Received 7 May 2003Records 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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