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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.
10,731 approved · 474 refused · 682 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Wee House Alma Road Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8AJ
Received 24 Apr 2020Site To South Of Kelburnfoot Fairlie Largs Ayrshire
Received 24 Apr 2020Site To West Of Halkshill House Largs Ayrshire
Received 24 Apr 202034 Harbour Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8PY
Received 27 Apr 202013 Fife Avenue Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0BT
Received 27 Apr 2020West Byrehill Industrial Estate Byrehill Place Kilwinning Ayrshire
Received 27 Apr 2020Inchlonaig Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8LS
Received 27 Apr 20201 Quayhead Millport Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0AP
Received 27 Apr 2020Boat House Dougarie Lodge Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8BX
Received 27 Apr 2020Boat House Dougarie Lodge Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8BX
Received 28 Apr 2020Chivas Bros Ltd Beith Ayrshire KA15 1HT
Received 28 Apr 202014C Meadowfoot Road West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9BX
Received 29 Apr 2020Burnside House 40 South Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8EA
Received 29 Apr 2020Flat 1 Morland House Station Road Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5DS
Received 30 Apr 202014 Dornoch Court Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6QN
Received 1 May 2020Ardrossan Harbour Montgomerie Street Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8LY
Received 1 May 2020Site To South Of Norwood Lodge Middle Road Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 1 May 2020Site To The North East Of Gate Cottage Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran
Received 1 May 202037 Mayfield Crescent Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 4AJ
Received 1 May 2020Meadow Park Wilson Avenue Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0TW
Received 4 May 2020Bridgegate House Bridgegate Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8BD
Received 4 May 20209A Routenburn Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 8QA
Received 4 May 2020Aldi Stores Ltd 82 East Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0AA
Received 5 May 2020Bennan View Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8RR
Received 5 May 2020Records 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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