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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 dates14,489Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 13,134 approved or refused records
590Refused applications
12,544 approved · 590 refused · 785 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas13 mapped area records
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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 subject to Conditions24/00493/PP
Change of use of Class 1A to form cafe/restaurant (Class 3) and installation of flue to rear
13 New Street Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3HB
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00497/PP
Formation of new door opening to rear of flat
7 Braeside Avenue Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8HE
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00500/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of detached dwelling house
Whitefarland Pirnmill Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8HP
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00501/PP
Erection of detached dwellinghouse and formation of access
Site To South East Of Bennan Smiddy Shannochie Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00503/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to rear of detached dwelling house
39 Mountcastle Wynd Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6DH
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00504/PP
Demolition of existing dwelling house to include the removal of static caravan and the erection of replacement 1.5 storey dwelling and single storey annexe accommodation
The Wood Shewalton Road Riverside Business Park Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 5AW
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00505/PP
Change of use of Unit 4 from a restaurant and drive-thru (Class 3/Sui Generis) to shops, financial professional and other services (Class 1A) and erection of drive-thru restaurant (Class 3/Sui Generis) with associated access, servicing car parking and other associated works
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd 4 Hawkhill Retail Park Kilwinning Road Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3DE
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00507/PP
Erection of extension to existing detached garage within rear curtilage
72 Ayr Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8DL
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00508/PP
Erection of 2 no. covered canopy structures and the siting of 2 no. additional storage containers
32 Townhead Street Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3AL
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00511/PP
Erection of 1.5 storey extension to rear of flatted dwellings to include associated engineering works
Smugglers Den Pirates Cove Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8JA
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00512/AN
Prior Notification for the construction of forestry access road
Site To North West Of Rashlieyett Farm Kilbirnie North Ayrshire
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00514/PP
Erection of extension with roof terrace and external stair to rear, and garage conversion
8A The Lane Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5AP
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00515/PP
Erection of 2 storey dwellinghouse (revised design)
14 Cuninghame Drive Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 4AB
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00518/PP
Alterations to part of shopfront including the installation of recessed entrance doors
112 Main Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8AN
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00519/ADC
Installation of internally illuminated and non-illuminated shopfront signage
112 Main Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8AN
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00521/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of mid terraced dwellinghouse
93 Lawson Drive Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7JQ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00522/PP
Erection of single storey extension to the front and side of semi detached dwellinghouse
19 Bell Crescent Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 9JR
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00523/PP
Alterations and renovations of bothy building to form additional self-catering accommodation
Bothy Cottage 3 Dougarie Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8EB
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00524/LBC
Alterations and renovations of bothy building to form additional self-catering accommodation
Bothy Cottage 3 Dougarie Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8EB
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00525/PP
Erection of raised composite decking to rear of detached dwelling house (retrospective)
29 Caldwell Road West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9LF
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00526/PP
Change of use and alterations of redundant farm building to form dwelling house
Margenaish Farm Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8SF
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00527/PP
Erection of neighbourhood centre comprising units suitable for Class 1A, 3 and hot food takeaway use to include the formation of access, car parking, service yard, boundary treatment and landscaping
Neighbourhood Centre Montgomerie Park Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00528/PP
External works to remove trees/vegetation, enlarge front driveway, form new parking area to rear (to include formation of vehicular access) and the alteration/renewal of boundary treatments (part retrospective)
6 The Paddock Perceton Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2AZ
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Scoping/Screening Agreed24/00530/EIA
Request for EIA screening opinion for sustainable holiday home
Pladda Rock Pladda Isle Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8SN
Received 24 Jun 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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