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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.
10,133 approved · 450 refused · 630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Morrisons Kilwinning Road Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3DE
Received 18 May 2018Morrisons Kilwinning Road Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3DE
Received 18 May 2018The Stables 15A Thirdpart Holdings West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9QD
Received 18 May 201886 Glen Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 8QQ
Received 18 May 201810 Crawford Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8DH
Received 21 May 201812 Montgomerie Crescent Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0EB
Received 22 May 201846 Main Street Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6AQ
Received 22 May 2018Site To South East Of St Marys Church West Road Irvine Ayrshire
Received 22 May 2018Aldi Foodstore Ltd Braes Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5EP
Received 23 May 201853 Knoxville Road Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7ED
Received 23 May 2018East Lugtonridge Farm Burnhouse Beith Ayrshire KA15 1LE
Received 24 May 201835 Stoneyholm Road Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7JS
Received 24 May 201813 Hillside Terrace Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8ND
Received 24 May 2018Site To The East Of Linevern Silverhill Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 25 May 201813 Love Street Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7LJ
Received 28 May 2018Site To North Of Lakin Farm Shiskine Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 29 May 201810 Brisbane Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8QN
Received 30 May 2018Llewellyn Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8JN
Received 31 May 201834 West Doura Avenue Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5NS
Received 31 May 20187 Mackerston Place Largs Ayrshire KA30 8BY
Received 31 May 20182 Second Avenue Heatherhouse Industrial Estate Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8HL
Received 1 Jun 2018Elm Park Community Gardens And Allotments Park View Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7BJ
Received 1 Jun 201818 Douglas Place Largs Ayrshire KA30 8PU
Received 4 Jun 2018102 Eglinton Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8NN
Received 4 Jun 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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