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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.
10,173 approved · 451 refused · 631 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 3 Greenhill Torbeg Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 12 Jun 201813 Ardneil Court Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7NH
Received 12 Jun 2018Thornybank Harbour View Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8PF
Received 13 Jun 2018Mid Mayish Caravan Park Mid Mayish Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 13 Jun 2018Site To North West Of 55 Montgomerie Street Ardrossan Ayrshire
Received 14 Jun 201814 Margnaheglish Road Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8LL
Received 14 Jun 201842 Castlepark Drive Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0DG
Received 14 Jun 20183 Kilmarnock Road Springside Irvine Ayrshire KA11 3AJ
Received 14 Jun 201821 Caldwell Road West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9LF
Received 14 Jun 2018Unit 2 Block 4 Lochshore Industrial Estate Caledonian Place Glengarnock Beith Ayrshire KA14 3AZ
Received 14 Jun 20182 Woodcroft Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 9EW
Received 14 Jun 2018Croftlands Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8JT
Received 15 Jun 201834 Dalry Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7JX
Received 15 Jun 2018Lamlash Cemetery Manse Road Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 15 Jun 20181 Earlswood Way Montgomerie Park Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2FB
Received 15 Jun 2018Croekwood Carlung Estate West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9QE
Received 18 Jun 20184 Walkerston Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 8ER
Received 18 Jun 20181 Sommerville Drive Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3NU
Received 18 Jun 201837 Nursery Drive Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6EL
Received 19 Jun 2018160-166 Main Street Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6EE
Received 19 Jun 2018Bay News Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8PX
Received 19 Jun 201818 Woodmill Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7PT
Received 21 Jun 201822 Kirk Vennel Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0DQ
Received 21 Jun 2018Fairlie Lodge 59 Main Road Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0AA
Received 22 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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