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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 dates15,023Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 13,635 approved or refused records
615Refused applications
13,020 approved · 615 refused · 818 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Sept 1993 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown25/00042/CON
Erection of 14 no. wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 200 metres and generation capacity exceeding 80MW and the siting of a battery energy storage system with a capacity exceeding 50MW to include associated infrastructure (a consultation from the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit ref. ECU00004981)
Kaim Hill Fairlie North Ayrshire
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00043/PP
Alterations to existing outbuilding including raising of roof
23 West Doura Avenue Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 5NS
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00046/PP
Change of use from residential to office accommodation
Whitefield Kings Cross Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8RB
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00047/PP
Installation of roof light to rear of dwelling house
21 Main Street West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9AN
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00048/PP
Erection of external exhaust flue to rear elevation
86 Gallowgate Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8LZ
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00049/PP
Installation of ground mounted solar photo-voltaic panels and erection of GRP kiosk enclosure and fencing
Stevenston Sewage Treatment Works Lundholm Road Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3JY
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00051/PP
Change of use from public house to cat cafe
The Masonic Arms 21 - 23 Main Street Beith North Ayrshire KA15 2AD
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00052/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of end terraced dwelling house
25 North Middleton Drive Largs North Ayrshire KA30 9JW
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00053/PP
Erection of extension to rear of detached dwelling house
13 Corse Street West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9EW
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Certificate Issued25/00054/LUP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of end-terraced dwelling house
27 Baberton Way Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6QL
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00055/PP
Erection of shed
63 Sorbie Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7AA
Received 5 Feb 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00056/PP
Erection of hub building comprising training room, studio, workshop, staff base, kitchen, reception space, and WCs/changing places. Cafe building and associated kitchen garden including 2no. polytunnels. 12 residential units for specialist care user group. Utility building containing laundry/bike store. Associated works including SUDs basin and demolition of existing buildings.
Todhill Farm Training Home Ltd Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3DB
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00057/PP
Formation of an upper floor balcony to the existing south-westmost front dormer window
28 Scott Drive Largs North Ayrshire KA30 9PB
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00058/PP
Alterations and extension to form new gym and changing rooms
Seamill Hydro Hotel 39 Ardrossan Road Seamill West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9ND
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/00059/PP
Alterations and extensions to existing restaurant with pergola covered terrace area to rear
Rowan Tree Restaurant Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8PG
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00060/PP
Erection of a dwelling house for an agricultural worker and associated garage block
Site To North West Of Bankend Farm Saltcoats North Ayrshire
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00062/PP
Change of use of former church to beauty salon
1 Auldlea Road Beith North Ayrshire KA15 2DA
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00063/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house (Amendment of planning permission 23/00461/PP to relocate Plot 8 and amend house design)
Site To South East Of Sarnia Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00065/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front and side of semi-detached dwelling house
1 Brockly View Kilbirnie North Ayrshire KA25 7HQ
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00067/PP
Change of use and alterations to office to form residential flat (part retrospective)
16 New Street Dalry North Ayrshire KA24 5AG
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00068/PP
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey extension
14 Hyndman Road Seamill West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9NL
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00069/PP
Change of use of open space to form extension to private garden ground
Site To North Of 4 Balgray Road Glengarnock Beith North Ayrshire
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00070/PP
Erection of extensions to front, side and rear of semi-detached dwelling house
39 Churchill Avenue Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 7JN
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00071/PP
Installation of replacement roof over stand
Ardrossan Winton Rovers Football Ground Winton Street Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8JG
Received 12 Feb 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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