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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 dates12,599Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,338 approved or refused records
484Refused applications
10,854 approved · 484 refused · 693 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 with no Conditions21/00477/PP
Erection of single storey extension with roof terrace and decking
9 Corsehill Drive West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9HU
Received 12 May 2021 - Certificate Issued21/00479/LUP
Erection of extension to rear of detached dwelling house
47 Crannog Way Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6NW
Received 13 May 2021 - Scoping/Screening Agreed21/00480/EIA
EIA screening request for proposed synchronous compensator
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride Ayrshire
Received 13 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00485/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of detached dwelling house
19 Glenacre Drive Largs Ayrshire KA30 9BJ
Received 13 May 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00486/PP
Conversion and change of use of residential building to form 8 private apartments including Class 6 commercial unit
St Elmos House Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8DW
Received 13 May 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00490/PP
Erection of detached double garage to rear of dwelling house
15 Douglas Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8PS
Received 14 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00492/PP
Erection of extension to side of semi-detached dwelling house
4 Goldie Place Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3DU
Received 14 May 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00493/PP
Erection of 3 no dwellinghouses including associated access, parking and garden ground
Springside Clinic Overtoun Road Springside Irvine Ayrshire KA11 3BG
Received 14 May 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00497/PP
Formation of dormer to rear, two roof lights to side and two roof lights to the front of upper dwelling flat
21A South Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8EA
Received 17 May 2021 - Certificate Issued21/00499/LUP
Alterations to form 1 rooflight to front and 1 rooflight to rear of upper dwelling flat
58 Haco Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 9BG
Received 17 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00500/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of detached dwelling house
4 Castle Keep Gardens Stanecastle Irvine Ayrshire KA11 1AF
Received 18 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00503/PP
Erection of single storey sun room extension
23 Fullerton Drive Seamill West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9HS
Received 18 May 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00506/PP
Erection of upper roof extension to detached dwelling house
Beechwood Coachouse 4 Eglinton Terrace Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5ER
Received 18 May 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00510/PP
(1) Formation of 2 no. duplex flats on first and attic floors, to include 2 no. rear dormer windows; (2) External renovation works including replacement windows, fabric repairs and shopfront alterations/repairs
76 -80 New Street Dalry Ayrshire
Received 19 May 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00511/PP
Erection of 5 holiday lodges
Coalhill Farm Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7NU
Received 19 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00512/LBC
Sub division to form two units and installation of new external door
5 Main Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8AA
Received 20 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00513/PP
Extension of porch elevation to form an entrance porch and cloak room
42 Alexander Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 9EU
Received 20 May 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/00516/PP
Erection of detached garage to rear of detached dwelling house
78 Townfoot Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 4EZ
Received 21 May 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/00522/PP
Erection of 4 no terraced dwellinghouses of two and a half storeys to include associated garden ground, parking and boundary treatment
Site To The East Of 1 Kirkland Crescent Dalry Ayrshire
Received 24 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00523/PP
Erection of front porch to dwellinghouse
East Barn Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7LL
Received 24 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00521/LBC
Demolition of disused brick-built coal shed
17 West Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8RE
Received 24 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00524/TN
Erection of telecommunications apparatus comprising of 18m monopole with wrapround cabinet at base, to include the siting of ancillary cabinets and associated works
Site At Littlestane Road Irvine Ayrshire
Received 24 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00534/TN
Erection of telecommunications apparatus comprising of 18m monopole with wrapround cabinet at base, to include the siting of ancillary cabinets and associated works
Site To North West Of 1 Duddingston Avenue Kilwinning Ayrshire
Received 24 May 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/00535/PP
Erection of extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
28 Place View Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 6BE
Received 24 May 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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