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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.
9,370 approved · 410 refused · 574 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Irvine Police Office 25 Kilwinning Road Irvine Ayrshire
Received 16 Jul 200311 Bannoch Gardens Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7HU
Received 24 Jul 2003Barrhill Farm Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7LL
Received 15 Jul 200312 Glenlyon Grove Stanecastle Irvine Ayrshire KA11 1RN
Received 16 Jul 2003Site To Rear Of 4 Kyleswell Street Kilwinning Ayrshire
Received 15 Jul 200360 Hamilton Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5DS
Received 17 Jul 2003179 Livingstone Terrace Irvine Ayrshire KA12 9JZ
Received 16 Jul 200363C High Road Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3DX
Received 17 Jul 2003Site To South Of The Royal Bank Of Scotland Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 17 Jul 20039 Wardneuk Court Girdle Toll Irvine Ayrshire KA11 1RH
Received 29 Jul 2003Allied Distillers Ltd Willowyard Road Beith Ayrshire KA15 1JH
Received 29 Jul 200313 Mackinnon Terrace Irvine Ayrshire KA12 9LH
Received 18 Jul 2003112 Greenock Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 8PF
Received 21 Jul 200371 Muirfield Place Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6NZ
Received 21 Jul 200320 And 24 The Grange Perceton Irvine
Received 17 Jul 200310 Steven Place Kilbirnie
Received 31 Jul 2003Craigdhu Farm Cottage Shannochie Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 22 Jul 20039 Barrmill Road Beith Ayrshire KA15 1EU
Received 22 Jul 20034 Ladyacre Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7DW
Received 21 Jul 2003Perceton A Irvine Ayrshire
Received 1 Aug 2003Filling Station 12 Dalry Road Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 6JB
Received 21 Jul 20031 Gullane Place Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6TR
Received 21 Jul 2003Glaxosmithkline Shewalton Road Irvine Ayrshire KA11 5AP
Received 1 Aug 2003Site To West, East And South Of Hessilhead Beith Ayrshire
Received 4 Aug 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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