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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 dates14,356Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 13,011 approved or refused records
583Refused applications
12,428 approved · 583 refused · 776 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Application Refused24/00377/PP
Replace seven timber windows on upper flat with uPVC framed windows
Royal Bank House Invercloy Road Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8AJ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Application Refused24/00378/LBC
Replace seven timber windows on upper flat with uPVC framed windows
Royal Bank House Invercloy Road Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8AJ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00385/PP
Erection of flat roofed sunroom to rear of dwelling house
24 Kennedy Road Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 5SF
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00386/PP
Erection of detached bungalow
Site To North Of 31 Murray Crescent Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00387/TW
Removal of 1 sycamore tree on land at The Gardens within Perceton Conservation Area
Site To East Of 2 The Gardens Perceton Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00390/LBC
Erection of boundary wall
14A South Crescent Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8DY
Received 1 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00391/LBC
Removal of ATM, night safe bezel, existing signage and reinstatement works
35-37 Main Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8AF
Received 1 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00392/PP
Removal of ATM, night safe bezel, existing signage and reinstatement works
35-37 Main Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8AF
Received 1 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00397/PP
Erection of two storey extension to the side of detached dwelling house
6 Chapelton View Seamill West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9FB
Received 3 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00399/PP
Sub-divison of vacant restaurant to form two units (for Class 3 and Class 1A use)
Tony Macaroni 9A Riverway Riverway Retail Park Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8AG
Received 6 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00400/TW
Removal of mature lime tree within an area covered by condition of planning permission CH/84/403/L
14 Cuff Crescent Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1LT
Received 6 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00401/PP
Conversion of former community centre to form dwellinghouse to include the demolition of rear wing and the raising of the roof to form first floor accommodation (revised scheme)
Community Centre Auchengree Road Glengarnock Beith North Ayrshire KA14 3BU
Received 7 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00405/PP
Erection of 0.95m high boundary wall to replace iron railing, to front and side boundary
14A South Crescent Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8DY
Received 9 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00406/PP
Erection of 1.8m fence to side and rear of dwelling
8 Mansefield Crescent Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8QJ
Received 10 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00407/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of semi-detached dwelling house
15 Old Smithy Springside Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 3BF
Received 10 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00408/PP
Removal of 1x 0.3m dish at 4.3m (135 degrees) to be replaced with 1 x 0.6m dish with integrated ODU on the existing 5m high tripod support pole, and swap 1 x 0.6m dish at 14.1m on the 15m tower with 1 x 0.6m dish at 3.3m on the 5m support pole
Site To North West Of North Sannox Sannox Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 10 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00409/LBC
Internal and external alterations
13A Hamilton Terrace Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8LR
Received 13 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00410/PP
Erection of extension to detached dwelling house including formation of lower ground floor
Holmlea 38 Skelmorlie Castle Road Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5AL
Received 13 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00412/PP
Alterations and refurbishment of dwelling house
13A Hamilton Terrace Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8LR
Received 14 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00413/AN
Prior Notification for erection of agricultural shed
Ardeer Mains Farm Dubbs Road Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3DD
Received 14 May 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00414/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of detached dwellinghouse
117 Glencairn Street Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3BW
Received 14 May 2024 - Scoping/Screening Agreed24/00415/EIA
Request for screening opinion for installation of a ground mounted solar PV array
Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant Meadowhead Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 5AT
Received 15 May 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00416/PP
Amendment of planning permission 23/00361/PP to re-locate the access into plot 1
The Old Coastguard House Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8SD
Received 15 May 2024 - Application Refused24/00417/PP
Change of Use from Class 1 (indoor stall market) to Class 6
Market 30 Bank Street Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0AD
Received 15 May 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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