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North Ayrshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,560Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,303 approved or refused records
484Refused applications
10,819 approved · 484 refused · 689 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Dec 1996 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building standardsLocal plan Local development planConservation areas Conservation areas and consent
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01294324763Council source
- Planning enquiries01294324319Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas13 mapped area records
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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.
More application records
- Approved subject to Conditions21/00019/PP
Erection of 6 no semi-detached dwellinghouses to include the formation of access road/parking, provision of garden ground/landscaping and the demolition of existing vacant dental surgery building
Kilwinning Clinic Fergushill Road Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7LR
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00022/PP
Renewal of unexpired planning permission 18/00019/PP to replace existing attached barn with one and a half storey dwellinghouse
Broombrae Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8EY
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00023/PP
Construction of cycle and pedestrian path link from NCN Route 7 to Lochshore Pitches
Lochshore Pitches Glengarnock Beith Ayrshire
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00024/PP
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground including erection of 1.8m high fence
Site To West Of 4 Gigha Crescent Broomlands Irvine Ayrshire
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00025/PP
Change of use of store room within Class 2 office premises to form micro-brewery
4-6 Townhead Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0BE
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00028/PP
Change of use from shop to cafe with hot food takeaway facility, to include installation of replacement fascia and erection of ventilation flue to rear
32 New Street Dalry Ayrshire KA24 5AG
Received 13 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00031/PP
Alterations and extension to rear of restaurant
16 Bradshaw Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5HR
Received 15 Jan 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00034/PP
Change of use of vacant commercial unit to place of worship
Unit 3 Capital Business Park 11A Drakemyre Dalry Ayrshire KA24 5JD
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00035/PP
Erection of single storey extension and enlarged deck to rear of detached dwelling house
2 Raillies Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 8QZ
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00036/PP
Section 42 application to remove condition 1 of planning permission ref. 09/00444/PPM
SSE Anaerobic Digestion Plant Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4JJ
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00037/PP
Enlargement of upper floor of detached dwelling house by reconfiguration of roof and the erection of single storey extension to rear
50 Nursery Drive Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6EL
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00038/PP
External alterations to rear of dwellinghouse
6 Kirkhill Old Perceton Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2AQ
Received 18 Jan 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00040/PP
Formation of dormer to front of mid terraced dwelling house
12 North Middleton Drive Largs Ayrshire KA30 9JW
Received 19 Jan 2021 - Certificate Issued21/00043/LUP
Conversion of existing domestic garage to form habitable accommodation
17 Juniper Street Perceton Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2GW
Received 19 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00045/PP
Installation of 35m lattice mast, supporting 3 no antenna, 2 no 600mm dishes, together with 3 no associated ground based equipment cabinets contained within a foul weather enclosure, 1 no meter cabinet, satellite dish and ancillary development thereto including a generator, housed within compound
Site At Cnoc Na Dail Sliddery Brodick Ayrshire
Received 20 Jan 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00048/PP
Formation of dormer extension to rear of detached dwelling house
13 Castle View West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9HD
Received 21 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00049/PP
Modification of planning permission 16/00879/PP to amend house type on plot 2
Levancorrach Farm Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran KA27 8SQ
Received 21 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00050/PP
Construct and operate a new storage dam on the Greeto Water upstream of the existing hydro scheme intake
Greeto Hydro Scheme Largs Ayrshire
Received 22 Jan 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00051/PP
Construction and operation of a new storage dam on the Gogo Water upstream of the existing hydro scheme intake
Site To The North Of Gogo Water Largs Ayrshire
Received 22 Jan 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00052/PP
Formation of dormer to front and rear of semi-detached dwelling house
10 Lindsay Avenue Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5SQ
Received 22 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00054/PP
Demolition of existing hotel building and erection of new building comprising 14 flatted dwellings with associated landscaping, car parking, cycle parking and bin/recycling store
9 Brisbane Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8QW
Received 22 Jan 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00055/PP
Erection of 2 detached dwelling houses
Fir Trees Lamlash Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8JN
Received 25 Jan 2021 - Certificate Issued21/00056/LUP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
57 Blairafton Wynd Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6UQ
Received 25 Jan 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00059/PP
Formation of 1300m of new forest track to facilitate forest operations
Merkland Wood Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8AJ
Received 25 Jan 2021
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What these statistics cover
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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