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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.
9,890 approved · 438 refused · 614 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 1997 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26 Bute Terrace Millport Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0BA
Received 3 Nov 2017Site To North West Of 25 Braehead Beith Ayrshire
Received 3 Nov 201789 Keppenburn Avenue Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0BA
Received 3 Nov 201713 Cardiff Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0AS
Received 3 Nov 20175 School Road Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7AU
Received 6 Nov 201721 Reform Street Beith Ayrshire KA15 2AE
Received 6 Nov 201713 Love Street Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7LJ
Received 6 Nov 2017Margenaish Farm Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8SF
Received 7 Nov 20175 Long Hill Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5DS
Received 8 Nov 2017Redwood Shiskine Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8EP
Received 8 Nov 201756 Gallowgate Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8LZ
Received 9 Nov 2017Perceton House Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2AL
Received 9 Nov 201731 Boyd Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8LE
Received 9 Nov 2017Hallmark Hotels 46 Annick Road Irvine Ayrshire KA11 4LD
Received 10 Nov 2017Site To South East Of Thornhill Kings Cross Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 10 Nov 2017Site To North West Of 6-8 Church Place Ardrossan Ayrshire
Received 10 Nov 2017High Whitefarland Pirnmill Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8HP
Received 13 Nov 2017Ryefield Stables Dalry Ayrshire KA24 5JG
Received 14 Nov 201711 Burnfoot Road Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0DU
Received 14 Nov 201725A Bute Terrace Millport Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0EG
Received 15 Nov 201713 The Cross Dalry Ayrshire
Received 15 Nov 201713 The Cross Dalry Ayrshire
Received 15 Nov 2017Rose Cottage Portencross West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9QA
Received 16 Nov 20172A Riverway Riverway Retail Park Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8AG
Received 16 Nov 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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