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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.
9,305 approved · 407 refused · 568 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 1997 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bridgend Garage Bridgend Lane Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7JB
Received 12 Aug 1999Monkreddan Farm Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7QL
Received 7 Sept 1999Site To North Of Block 5 Longford Avenue Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6EX
Received 4 Oct 199976 Loudoun Crescent Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6TS
Received 27 Sept 1999Burnbank Cottage Montgreenan Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7QZ
Received 11 Aug 19992-20 (Even Nos) Simpson Place Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6PT
Received 13 Jul 1999Braemoor Holiday Village Torranyard Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7RD
Received 4 Aug 1999Braemoor Holiday Village Torranyard Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7RD
Received 5 Aug 1999Tobarlagain Kings Cross Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8RB
Received 7 Oct 1999Plot 1 Site To North Of Benlister Burn Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 13 Sept 1999Drift Inn Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8JN
Received 19 Aug 1999Kilbride Parish Church Hall Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8LS
Received 21 Sept 1999Site To South Of Monamore Burn At Seafront Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 23 Jul 1999Site To East Of Medical Centre Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8NF
Received 6 Oct 199915 Barr Crescent Largs Ayrshire KA30 8PX
Received 4 Oct 19996 Boyd Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8LD
Received 6 Sept 1999Site To East Of 17 Douglas Street Largs Ayrshire
Received 23 Jul 199982 Gallowgate Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8LZ
Received 30 Jul 199986 Gallowgate Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8LZ
Received 5 Oct 199967 Glen Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 8RH
Received 6 Oct 199937 Greenock Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 8PJ
Received 22 Jul 199925 Holehouse Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 9EL
Received 13 Aug 199925 Holehouse Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 9EL
Received 13 Aug 1999Alta Vista 124 Irvine Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 8EY
Received 24 Aug 1999Records 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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