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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 dates14,619Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 13,258 approved or refused records
595Refused applications
12,663 approved · 595 refused · 791 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Conditions24/00576/PP
Erection of 13 no. detached dwellings on the site of a former farm steading (revised development scheme)
Gailes Farm Gailes Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 5AE
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00577/PP
Erection of 3 no. units suitable for Class 4, 5 and 6 use to include parking, landscaping, boundary treatment and associated ancillary works
Annickbank Inovation Campus Annickbank Campus Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 4LF
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00578/PP
Removal of Condition 1 of planning permission 96/00771/PP and the erection of an extension to south (seaward) elevation
The Shore Cottage Sliddery Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8PB
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Application Refused24/00580/PP
Infilling of former quarry with inert materials to restore ground level to the adjoining land
Former Auchenmade Quarry Kilwinning North Ayrshire
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00583/PP
Alterations to building frontage
142 Main Street Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6AA
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00584/ADC
Erection of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign,1 externally illuminated projecting sign and 1 internally illuminated sign
142 Main Street Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6AA
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00585/PP
Erection of single storey extension and pergola to rear of dwellinghouse
6 Mcgavin Way Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6JP
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00587/PP
Erection of extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
20 Hillside Street Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3JA
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00588/PPM
Creation of a RAS (Recirculated Aquaculture System) Complex to include all buildings, access roads, parking, landscaping and other required infrastructure.
Hunterston Construction Yard Fairlie North Ayrshire
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Certificate Issued24/00589/LUP
Erection of extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
10 Manuel Avenue Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1BJ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00590/PP
Formation of balcony to the rear of detached dwelling house. The balcony to be sited at the northern end of the western elevation.
9 Chapelton Lane Seamill West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9LP
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Certificate Issued24/00591/LUP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
68 Manuel Avenue Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1BJ
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00593/PP
Conversion and extension of derelict former byre to form dwellinghouse
Former Craigton Farm Largs North Ayrshire
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00594/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
30 Caledonia Road Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 5AL
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00596/PP
Alterations and sub-division of supported living unit to form 2 no semi-detached dwellings
106 Harbour Street Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8PZ
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00597/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of detached dwelling house to include external alterations to front elevation
2 Abbey View Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6WF
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00598/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house to include the formation of access, parking, boundary treatment and garden ground
Plot 4 Berry Drive Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00599/PP
Alterations and extension to orangery restaurant
Seamill Hydro Hotel 39 Ardrossan Road Seamill West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9ND
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00600/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house to include the formation of access, parking, boundary treatment and garden ground
Plot 3 Berry Drive Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00601/PP
Erection of extension and decking to side of detached dwelling house
11 Station Road Fairlie Largs North Ayrshire KA29 0DX
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00602/PP
Change of use from public house to form HMO containing 10 bedrooms and communal living/cooking/dining facilities
Saracen's Head 8-10 Eglinton Street Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1AQ
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00603/ADC
Erection of LED advertising screen on northwest elevation of building
61 East Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0AA
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Application Withdrawn24/00604/PP
Change of use from dwelling flat to short term let
Flat 3 Miramar 21 Shore Road Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5EH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00606/AN
Prior Notification for the erection of agricultural building
Bankend Farm Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 6NQ
Received 24 Jul 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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