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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 dates15,107Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 13,717 approved or refused records
618Refused applications
13,099 approved · 618 refused · 820 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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 with no Conditions25/00202/PP
Installation of replacement shopfront
16 Gallowgate Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8LX
Received 12 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00204/PP
Siting of 2 log cabins with decking and fencing for holiday accomodation.
Site To North East Of Skelmorlie Golf Club Skelmorlie North Ayrshire
Received 12 May 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00205/PP
Erection of storage warehouse
Mill Glen Filter Station Dalry Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire
Received 13 May 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00206/PP
Erection of 1 and 1/2 storey detached dwelling house including demolition of existing dwelling house and siting of temporary residential caravan
Caberfeidh Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8QS
Received 13 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00207/PP
Enlargement of ground floor window opening on side elevation to form doorway to flat
Flat 1 26 Head Street Beith North Ayrshire KA15 2EU
Received 14 May 2025 - Certificate Issued25/00209/LUP
Alterations to door and windows
49 Island View Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7PJ
Received 14 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00210/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of detached dwelling house
19 Pennyvenie Way Girdle Toll Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 1QQ
Received 15 May 2025 - Scoping/Screening Agreed25/00211/EIA
Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (up to 400MW) together with associated infrastructure and ancillary works including earthworks, access and landscaping ECU00006164
Site To South Of Fairlieward Fairlie North Ayrshire
Received 16 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00212/PP
Erection of extenstion to rear of detached dwelling house
129 Glencairn Street Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3BW
Received 16 May 2025 - Application Refused25/00213/PP
Renewal of planning permission for the erection of hot food takeaway to side of shop unit to include the associated ventilation flues
1 - 3 Gagarin Terrace Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6JA
Received 19 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00214/PP
Change of use of land from general industrial (Class 5) for storage and distribution (Class 6) to include the removal of landscaping, the formation of yard with access track, erection of 2.4m high perimeter fencing and the siting of double stacked shipping containers
1 Arkwright Way North Newmoor Industrial Estate Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 4JU
Received 19 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00215/LBC
Internal alterations namely removal and instation of partition walls to relocate kitchen, bathroom and bedroom
7A Arran Place Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8DR
Received 20 May 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00216/PP
Removal of condition 10 of planning permission 22/00163/PP
120 - 122 Irvine Road Largs North Ayrshire
Received 20 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00218/TW
Removal of dead pine tree from front garden of dwellinghouse within Perceton Conservation Area
4 The Gardens Perceton Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2ET
Received 20 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00219/TPO
Removal of sycamore (720) and 2 no. monkey puzzle trees (728 and 729) within an area covered by Kilbirnie No 1 Tree Preservation Order (Fernbank)
Fernbank 5 Geirston Road Kilbirnie North Ayrshire KA25 7LG
Received 21 May 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00220/PPP
Erection of dwelling house (in principle)
Site To South Of 29 The Lane Skelmorlie North Ayrshire
Received 21 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00221/LBC
Installation of two replacement windows
14D Eglinton Gardens Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5DW
Received 21 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00222/PP
Installation of 2 replacement windows to ground floor flat
14D Eglinton Gardens Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5DW
Received 21 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00223/PP
Alterations and extension to primary school including erection of new fencing between parking and play areas
Loudoun Montgomery Primary School Ayr Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8DF
Received 21 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00224/TN
Prior notification for the installation of roof mounted telecommunications apparatus above east wing of office building
Cunninghame House Friars Croft Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8EE
Received 22 May 2025 - Certificate Issued25/00225/LUP
Formation of dormer extension and installation of roof light to rear of mid-terraced dwelling house
25 Paterson Avenue Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 9JJ
Received 22 May 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00226/PP
Infilling of former quarry with inert materials to restore ground level to the adjoining land
Former Auchenmade Quarry Kilwinning North Ayrshire
Received 22 May 2025 - Approved with no Conditions25/00227/ADC
Erection of 2 non-illuminated fascia signs and 1 internally illuminated projecting sign to front of shop
34 - 36 Main Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8AL
Received 22 May 2025 - Approved subject to Conditions25/00228/PP
Erection of 20 no. flats with associated parking and landscaping
Bay Court Care Home 2 Anthony Road Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8EQ
Received 22 May 2025
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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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