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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.
10,278 approved · 453 refused · 644 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
32 Kelvin Walk Largs Ayrshire KA30 8SJ
Received 24 Aug 201832 Kelvin Walk Largs Ayrshire KA30 8SJ
Received 24 Aug 2018Sandy Cove 45A Ardrossan Road Seamill West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9NB
Received 27 Aug 201866 Dundonald Road Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 4AP
Received 27 Aug 2018Site To South West Of Lismore Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 27 Aug 2018Rockholm Middle Road Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8QH
Received 27 Aug 2018Site To East Of Scotthaven Park Terrace Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 27 Aug 20187 Danefield Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 8RU
Received 27 Aug 201845 Knockrivoch Place Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7PY
Received 28 Aug 201847 Ardrossan Road Seamill West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9NE
Received 28 Aug 201814 Portland Place Portland Industrial Estate Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3NN
Received 28 Aug 201852 Townfoot Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 4EZ
Received 29 Aug 201849 Dalry Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7LB
Received 29 Aug 201816 Lancaster Avenue Beith Ayrshire KA15 1AR
Received 29 Aug 2018Hawthorn Holding Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8RQ
Received 29 Aug 2018Lodge House Bridgend Lane Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7JE
Received 31 Aug 2018Site To North West Of Chapelton Mains Seamill West Kilbride Ayrshire
Received 31 Aug 2018Bellevue Farm Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8EX
Received 31 Aug 20181 Bellard Road West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9JT
Received 31 Aug 2018Gailes Farm Gailes Irvine Ayrshire
Received 31 Aug 2018Whin Farm Ballymenoch Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8SF
Received 3 Sept 20183 Kyleswell Street Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6BJ
Received 3 Sept 20181A Riverway Riverway Retail Park Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8AG
Received 3 Sept 2018Whin House Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8RR
Received 4 Sept 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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