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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.
9,689 approved · 428 refused · 601 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 1997 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8AP
Received 20 May 2004The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8AP
Received 21 May 2004Fencefoot House Fairlie Largs Ayrshire
Received 13 May 200411 Mill Crescent Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0JR
Received 17 May 200417 Hoylake Square Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6RE
Received 14 May 200418A Fullerton Drive Seamill West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9HT
Received 14 May 200431 Titchfield Way Girdle Toll Irvine Ayrshire KA11 1PP
Received 17 May 2004Altonhead Farm Kilmaurs Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA3 2PQ
Received 17 May 200455B Main Road Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0AA
Received 19 May 2004Site To North West Of Whitehirst Park Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6PF
Received 14 May 2004Site To West Of 6 Barra Lane Broomlands Irvine Ayrshire KA11 1DA
Received 18 May 20042 Burnbrae Drive Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2DX
Received 19 May 2004Site To West Of West Kilbride Community Centre Corse Street West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9AX
Received 19 May 200412 Hill Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0DE
Received 20 May 20048-12 Harbour Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8PY
Received 20 May 20048-12 Harbour Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8PY
Received 20 May 200422 Norman Crescent Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8SB
Received 21 May 2004Site Of Hay And Anderson (Kilwinning) Ltd Byres Road Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6NS
Received 21 May 200415 Links Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 6BQ
Received 21 May 200415 West Doura Avenue Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5NR
Received 21 May 2004Site To North And East Of 14 Kersland Road Glengarnock Beith Ayrshire
Received 21 May 20041 Greeto Falls Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 9HJ
Received 21 May 2004Grangevale Bigholm Road Beith Ayrshire KA15 2JQ
Received 19 May 20049 Somerville Way Lawthorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2EQ
Received 21 May 2004Records 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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