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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.
9,762 approved · 432 refused · 607 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
17 Bartonholm Gardens Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8TD
Received 21 Apr 2017120 Glencairn Street Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3BU
Received 21 Apr 2017Site To The South East Of 21 Hill Street Largs Ayrshire
Received 24 Apr 2017Lawwoodhead Dalry Road West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9PF
Received 24 Apr 2017Littlelaught Farm Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 6NG
Received 24 Apr 2017Halkshill House Largs Ayrshire
Received 25 Apr 2017Site To East Of Linevern Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 25 Apr 2017Site To East Of 86-88 Townhead Street Stevenston Ayrshire
Received 26 Apr 201719 Main Street Beith Ayrshire KA15 2AD
Received 26 Apr 2017Margenaish Farm Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8SF
Received 26 Apr 2017Argyle House 39 Ladeside Gardens Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7EA
Received 27 Apr 2017Site To North East Of Stags Pavilion Lochranza Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 27 Apr 2017Castle Bay Service Station Irvine Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 8HS
Received 27 Apr 2017Kilwinning Abbey Clock Tower Main Street Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6AW
Received 27 Apr 2017Kilwinning Abbey Clock Tower Main Street Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6AW
Received 27 Apr 20172 Shewalton Moss Drybridge Irvine Ayrshire KA11 5BW
Received 28 Apr 2017Knowe Farm Kings Cross Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8RB
Received 28 Apr 2017Castleview Benslie Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7QY
Received 1 May 2017Site To South West Of Glengarnock Technology Centre Lochshore Industrial Estate Caledonian Road Glengarnock Beith Ayrshire
Received 2 May 2017Rhudale House Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8NN
Received 3 May 20176B Aitken Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8AU
Received 3 May 201710A & 10B South Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8DU
Received 3 May 2017Auchencar Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8EB
Received 4 May 201737 Ailsa Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 6LR
Received 5 May 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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