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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.
9,749 approved · 430 refused · 607 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Auld Exchange School Brae Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0DE
Received 15 Mar 201717 Bowfield Road West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9LB
Received 15 Mar 2017Cumbrae Parish Church Bute Terrace Millport Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0BA
Received 15 Mar 201712 Middleton Drive Largs Ayrshire KA30 9JN
Received 16 Mar 2017Site To North Of Doonhill (Plot 1) Harbour View Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 17 Mar 2017Site To South West Of Old East Lambroughton Irvine Ayrshire
Received 17 Mar 201732 Bellesdale Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 9EF
Received 17 Mar 20175 Douglas Place Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8DB
Received 20 Mar 2017Spiers Lodge Barrmill Road Beith Ayrshire
Received 20 Mar 20179 Station Court Glengarnock Beith Ayrshire KA14 3AN
Received 20 Mar 201777 High Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5SB
Received 21 Mar 20173 Crummock Gardens Beith Ayrshire KA15 2HD
Received 21 Mar 201734 The Paddock Perceton Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2AZ
Received 22 Mar 2017Site Adjacent To 27 Portencross Road West Kilbride Ayrshire
Received 22 Mar 20173 Stanley Avenue Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8NT
Received 22 Mar 2017Burnside Gateside Beith Ayrshire KA15 2LQ
Received 23 Mar 201721 Mill Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0JL
Received 23 Mar 20173, 5 & 5A Gallowgate Lane Largs Ayrshire
Received 23 Mar 2017Redburn Gate Irvine Ayrshire
Received 23 Mar 201719 Kilwinning Road Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3AS
Received 23 Mar 201775 Castlebay Court Largs Ayrshire KA30 8DP
Received 24 Mar 2017Electroconnect Unit 1 Riverside Avenue Riverside Business Park Irvine Ayrshire
Received 24 Mar 2017Galt House 31 Bank Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0LL
Received 24 Mar 2017The Coach House Aiknut Road West Kilbride Ayrshire
Received 24 Mar 2017Records 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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