Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
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 dates14,703Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 13,339 approved or refused records
596Refused applications
12,743 approved · 596 refused · 794 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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 Conditions24/00658/ADC
Installation of replacement signage on shopfront
72 - 80 Main Street Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6AQ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00659/PP
Erection of sun lounge extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
9 St Brides Drive West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9BH
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Certificate Issued24/00660/LUP
External alterations to dwellinghouse consisting of the removal of existing rear ground floor window/glazed doors and the installation of bi-fold doors to rear
11 Redheugh Avenue Kilbirnie North Ayrshire KA25 7JL
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00667/PP
Erection of entrance porch to front of end-terraced dwelling house
107 Innes Park Road Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5BB
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00668/PP
Installation of roof mounted solar PV panels to the front of four semi-detached dwellinghouses
7, 9, 11 & 13 Howard Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire KA28 0AX
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00669/PP
Erection of two storey extension to front of dwellinghouse (inclusive of demolition operations), erection of raised terrace to rear, and formation of replacement rear dormer window.
5 Pantonville Road West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9NQ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Certificate Issued24/00673/LUE
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing domestic outbuilding (of timber construction and used as a home office / hobby room / garden summer house) within rear curtilage of dwellinghouse
7 Dalmore Place Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2BS
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00676/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
18 Weir Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7ET
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00677/LBC
Alterations to vacant shop to form ground floor dwelling flat to include removal of roller shutters, refurbishment of metal gates and the installation of replacement windows and doors to front and rear
22 Main Street Dalry North Ayrshire KA24 5DH
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00683/PP
Change of use and amalgamation of 86 and 88 Main Road to form restaurant/hot food takeaway
86 Main Road Fairlie Largs North Ayrshire KA29 0AD
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00684/PP
Erection of 2 detached dwelling houses
Site To North Of High Cottage Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00685/PP
Formation of 4 no. additional window openings on south elevation of hotel
Riverside Lodge Hotel 46 Annick Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 4LD
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00686/PP
Extension of existing garage to form double garage
172 Greenock Road Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8SB
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00688/PP
Replacement of agricultural shed with 2 no. dwellinghouses to include external alterations, provision of access, parking areas and garden ground (as alternative scheme to 21/00785/AN)
Site To South East Of Castlehead Stables Dalry North Ayrshire
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00689/PP
Installation of external roof maintenance access stair within the service yard of supermarket
Morrisons Kilwinning Road Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3DE
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Certificate Issued24/00691/LUP
Formation of 2 dormer windows to rear of detached dwelling house
4 Williamfield Park Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8SG
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00692/PP
Erection of detached dwellinghouse with associated means of access, garden ground and ancillary infrastructure
South Barr Kilwinning Road Barrmill Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1JZ
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Certificate Issued24/00693/LUP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of detached dwelling house
4 Trinity Drive Dalry North Ayrshire KA24 4JT
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00694/TPO
Pruning of overhanging branches of 3 no. trees
4 Barrmill Road Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1EU
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00698/PP
Erection of 1.8m high boundary fence to enclose garden ground at rear of dwellinghouse to within 2m of the roadside
79 Duddingston Avenue Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6RT
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00700/PP
Formation of balcony to front of detached dwelling house
194 Greenock Road Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8SB
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Approved subject to Conditions24/00701/PP
Erection of clubhouse with raised decking
Elm Park Community Gardens And Allotments Park View Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7BJ
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00702/PP
Sub-division of building and part change of use to form hairdressing and beauty salon
Ashlar Masonic Social Club 20 - 28 Newton Street Kilbirnie North Ayrshire KA25 6HN
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Approved with no Conditions24/00703/TPO
Removal of diseased beech tree within an area covered by Kilwinning No 1 Tree Preservation Order
South Lodge Cottage Montgreenan Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 7QZ
Received 29 Aug 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in North Ayrshire
Start 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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage