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North Ayrshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates14,226Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,887 approved or refused records
576Refused applications
12,311 approved · 576 refused · 770 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jun 1994 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building standardsLocal plan Local development planConservation areas Conservation areas and consent
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01294324763Council source
- Planning enquiries01294324319Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
More application records
- Approved with no Conditions24/00237/ADC
Installation of illuminated ATM surround sign
22-24 Guildford Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire KA28 0AB
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00238/TPO
Carry out tree works to Hawthorn and Elder trees with some edge mix species, works comprise of thinning out by approx. 20-30% and clear trees/branches from fences to create at least a 1m clearance within an area covered by West Kilbride No1 Tree Preservation Order
10 Ardrossan High Road West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9NY
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00239/PP
Installation of an ATM to front of shop
22-24 Guildford Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire KA28 0AB
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00241/PP
Installation of solar panels to rear roof and installation of ground mounted air source heat pump to rear of dwellinghouse
5 Harbour Street Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8PY
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00245/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house
Plot 14 Golf Road Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00248/PP
Section 42 application seeking amendment of condition 6 of planning permission 09/00065/PP to allow the pre-fabricated buildings to remain for an additional 10 years
Scottish Maritime Museum Harbour Street Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8QE
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00249/TPO
Removal of one Beech Tree within an area covered by Law Brae Tree Preservation Order
Lisheen Law Brae West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9DD
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00252/PP
Erection of office block, gatehouse and alterations to infrastructure
Royal Naval Armament Depot Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1JT
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00253/PP
Erection of additional security fence
Royal Naval Armament Depot Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1JT
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Scoping/Screening Agreed24/00256/EIA
Request for EIA screening opinion for proposed excess 50-megawatt (MW) Solar Array and Battery Energy Storage Facility (BESS)
Site To North West Of High Boydstone Farm Ardrossan North Ayrshire
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00257/PP
Erection of toilet block
Sunnyside Nursery Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 7JL
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00258/PP
Formation of decking to rear (retrospective)
5 Buchanan Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8PP
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00259/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse to include detached garage within front curtilage (revised scheme from planning permission ref. 22/00849/PP)
Plot 5 Berry Drive Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00262/PP
Erection of 1.8m high fence to side of property, extending 1.75m beyond principal elevation of dwelling house (retrospective)
19 Stakehill Largs North Ayrshire KA30 9NQ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00263/PP
Erection of extension to rear of detached garage
36 Earl's Bridge Gardens Montgomerie Park Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2GH
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00265/PP
Formation of private 10 space car park with automatic barrier access and EV charging bays
120-124 Main Street West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00267/PP
Installation of electrical equipment including busbars, post insulators, surge arresters and earth switches within 400kV electrical compound
Site To South East Of Hunterston B Power Station West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00268/PP
Installation of electrical equipment including busbars, post insulators and capacitor voltage transformers (CVT) within 132kV electrical compound
Site To South East Of Hunterston B Power Station West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00269/PP
Alterations to semi-detached dwelling including the formation of a mono-pitched roof
4 Cumbrae Drive Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire KA28 0BU
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00271/PP
Erection of 2 storey detached dwelling house
Site To South East Of Perceton House (Plot 5) Perceton Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00272/PP
Conversion of commercial premises to residential flatted property
60 Bay Street Fairlie North Ayrshire
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00273/PP
Change of use of commercial property to 1 no studio flat
5B Ballot Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0HW
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00277/PP
Erection of detached garden office to rear of detached dwelling house
10 Hillside West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9NZ
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00280/PP
Erection of extension to former creamery building
Torrylinn Creamery Kilmory Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8PH
Received 29 Mar 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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