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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
10,070 approved · 447 refused · 626 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Jan 1997 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
6 Alma Terrace Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8BA
Received 20 Apr 201851 Skelmorlie Castle Road Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5AH
Received 23 Apr 2018Pumping Station Skelmorlie Castle Road Skelmorlie Ayrshire
Received 23 Apr 2018Largs Bowling Club Douglas Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8PT
Received 23 Apr 2018Bonnie Lesley Monument Glencairn Street Stevenston Ayrshire
Received 23 Apr 201852-56 Main Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8AL
Received 23 Apr 2018Tighmhor 19 The Crescent Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5DX
Received 23 Apr 2018152 New Street Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3HH
Received 24 Apr 201812 Montgomerie Terrace Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5DT
Received 24 Apr 201851-52 Stuart Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0AG
Received 24 Apr 2018Montgreenan Mansion House Hotel Montgreenan Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7QZ
Received 24 Apr 2018Site To North West Of 12 Strand Beith Ayrshire
Received 25 Apr 201844 Kelvin Walk Largs Ayrshire KA30 8SJ
Received 25 Apr 2018Site To South And West Of Tighenmenach Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 25 Apr 201820 Skelmorlie Castle Road Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5AL
Received 26 Apr 20182 Stonefield Cottage Kings Cross Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8RB
Received 26 Apr 20184 Sinclair Drive Largs Ayrshire KA30 9BL
Received 27 Apr 20189 Hill Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5ES
Received 27 Apr 2018Site To North East Of 44 Raillies Avenue Largs Ayrshire
Received 27 Apr 2018Eilann Auchencairn High Auchencairn Road Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8RQ
Received 27 Apr 201821 Grahamston Avenue Glengarnock Beith Ayrshire KA14 3AQ
Received 27 Apr 2018Lamlash Bay Fish Farm Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 27 Apr 2018Site To South East Of 41 Tarbert Avenue West Kilbride Ayrshire
Received 30 Apr 2018Site To East Of Redrock Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 30 Apr 2018Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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.
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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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