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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 dates12,569Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,310 approved or refused records
484Refused applications
10,826 approved · 484 refused · 691 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Conditions21/00233/PP
Change of use of rear area to beer garden with formation of external seating area and erection of 2.5m high palisade fence to rear including removal of Condition 1 of 06/00401/PP
16-18 Dockhead Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5EG
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00235/AN
Erection of agricultural shed
North Sannox Sannox Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8JD
Received 11 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00239/PP
Erection of two storey outbuilding comprising of garage with office on upper level (retrospective)
St Margarets Manse 4 Bridgend Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4DA
Received 12 Mar 2021 - Certificate Issued21/00240/LUP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
4 Mill Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0JL
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00243/PP
Alterations and extensions to link a detached dwelling house and outbuilding
Elamcray Cottage Manse Road Lamlash Brodick KA27 8JX
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00245/PP
Erection of extension and ground level balcony to side, formation of dormer extensions to front and rear and roof balcony to front of detached dwelling house
5 Station Road Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5AA
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00246/PP
Amendment to planning permission 20/00418/PP for the following design developments only: 4 no. air source heat pumps and associated balustrade added to the new flat roof, rear parapet height to be increased to 550mm, new and replacement windows design and new independent external entrance added for 1st floor holiday let flats
5 Clifton Street Millport Ayrshire KA28 0AZ
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00247/PP
Erection of 30 dwelling flats with associated access and landscaping
120-122 Irvine Road Largs Ayrshire
Received 15 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00249/DN
Prior Notification for Demolition of 120 and 122 Irvine Road, Largs
120-122 Irvine Road Largs Ayrshire
Received 16 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00250/PP
Conversion of garage attached to side to habitable room, including replacement roof and alterations to rear porch
27 North Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8NA
Received 16 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00251/PP
Erection of 72 no self storage units to include the erection of boundary treatment and gates
Site To East Of 5 Kyle Road Irvine Industrial Estate Irvine Ayrshire
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00252/PP
Erection of steel post and metal mesh perimeter fence
Site To East Of 3 Longford Avenue Kilwinning Ayrshire
Received 17 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00255/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of detached dwelling house
48 Meadow Way Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6UX
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00261/UN
Erection of 1 no GRP substation enclosures
Loanhead Quarry Beith Ayrshire KA15 2JN
Received 18 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00262/PP
Erection of raised decking and 2.5m high screen to rear of detached dwelling house
2A Mid Dykes Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 6BZ
Received 19 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00263/PP
Erection of extension incorporating roof terrace to side of dwellinghouse
Braehead House Whiting Bay Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8RJ
Received 22 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00264/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of detached dwelling house, to include external alterations to front elevation
57 Spiers Avenue Beith Ayrshire KA15 1JD
Received 22 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00265/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of detached dwelling house
20 Priest Hill View Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 4AT
Received 22 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00266/PP
Removal of 5 windows with replacement louvres
Telephone Exchange Campbell Avenue Saltcoats Ayrshire
Received 22 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00270/PP
Erection of extension to front, rear and side of semi-detached dwelling house
2 Gullane Place Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6TR
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00271/PP
Siting of caravan including raised deck (retrospective)
Site To East Of Treeview Brodick Ayrshire
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00272/PP
Siting of static caravan, metal storage building and timber shed (retrospective), and erection of kennels for dog breeding purposes, all for a maximum period of 3 years
Torranburn Farm Cunninghamhead Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2AR
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00274/PP
Erection of two storey extension to west and raised patio area to east of detached dwellinghouse, to include external alterations
Powgree 2 Beith Road Glengarnock Beith Ayrshire KA14 3BJ
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Certificate Issued21/00275/LUP
Installation of 12 no solar PV panels to south facing roof of dwellinghouse
Culag Blackwaterfoot Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8HA
Received 23 Mar 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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