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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 dates12,573Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,314 approved or refused records
484Refused applications
10,830 approved · 484 refused · 691 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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 Conditions21/00282/PP
Erection of timber decking 1.2m above ground level to rear of mid terraced dwelling house
29 Sycamore Avenue Beith Ayrshire KA15 2DW
Received 24 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00285/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to side of end terraced dwelling house
29 The Roundel Largs Ayrshire KA30 9EJ
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00286/PP
Formation of rear dormer extension and installation of rooflights to detached dwelling house
16 Burnside Way Largs Ayrshire KA30 9DL
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00287/LBC
Erection of double garage, alterations and extension of existing stone outbuilding and various ancillary works within the curtilage of Ladyland House
Ladyland House Ladyland Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7JR
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00288/PP
Erection of double garage, alterations and extension of existing stone outbuilding and various ancillary works within the curtilage of Ladyland House
Ladyland House Ladyland Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7JR
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00289/PP
Erection of single storey extension and decking to side of semi-detached dwelling house
24 Balfour Avenue Beith Ayrshire KA15 1AP
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00290/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Site To South East Of Broombank Lochranza Brodick Ayrshire
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00292/PP
Substitution of house types on 23 plots of planning permission 19/00265/PP, to include minor variations to previously approved layout
Site To North East Of The Grange Perceton Irvine Ayrshire
Received 25 Mar 2021 - Application Refused21/00293/PP
Erection of 2 storey extension to south side elevation and single storey extension to north side elevation of detached dwelling house
8 Gray Crescent Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8HS
Received 26 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00294/PP
Erection of extension to side of detached dwelling house
Salen Blackwaterfoot Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8HB
Received 26 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00295/PP
Part change of use of playbarn car park to provide 8 motorhome pitches and associated services
Auchrannie Hotel Auchrannie Road Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8BZ
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00296/PP
Erection of extension and formation of dormer to the rear including alterations of existing roof to form a pitched roof and erection of detached double garage
83 Ardrossan Road Seamill West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9NF
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00297/PP
Alterations to dwelling to form 2 flats
5 Caledonia Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5AB
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00298/PP
Erection of extension and roof terrace to rear of end-terraced dwelling house
10 Eglinton Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5DG
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00299/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of mid terraced dwelling house
37 Shore Road Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3LA
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00301/PP
Erection of detached annex accommodation within rear garden area of detached dwelling house
2 Lamberton Gardens Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2BU
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00303/PP
Change of use of vacant bank to basement flat on lower ground and to form hot food takeaway on ground floor with small seating area to include the erection of flue to rear elevation
32 Eglinton Street Beith Ayrshire KA15 1AQ
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00304/LBC
Alterations to former bank premises to facilitate hot food takeaway use on ground floor, residential use on basement floor and erection of external flue to rear
32 Eglinton Street Beith Ayrshire KA15 1AQ
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00305/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 29 Mar 2021 - Certificate Issued21/00306/LUP
Use as dwellinghouse (Class 9), including the provision of care for not more than 5 residents living together
Church Manor Benslie Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7QY
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00307/PP
Demolition of existing police station and erection of 12 dwelling flats with associated roads, landscaping and parking
Former Strathclyde Police Station Court Street Largs Ayrshire
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00308/PP
Formation of dormer extension to rear of detached dwelling house
17 Kennedy Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5SF
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00312/PP
Erection of replacement 17m tower mast with antennae and dishes and associated ground level works including additional cabin, standby generator and separate VSAT dish link
Site To West Of Glaister Farm The String Brodick Ayrshire
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00314/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelliing house
13 Highfield Drive Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3AU
Received 31 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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