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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 dates12,682Searchable applications
95Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,420 approved or refused records
487Refused applications
10,933 approved · 487 refused · 695 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Conditions21/01005/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of semi-detached dwelling house
68 Redstone Avenue Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 7JF
Received 12 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01010/PP
Erection of replacement dwellinghouse to include the demolition of existing dwelling house and outbuildings
Post Office Cottage Shannochie Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8SJ
Received 13 Oct 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/01011/PP
Erection of single storey extension to front and side of dwelling house to include demolition of existing attached garage
5 Killoch Place Girdle Toll Irvine Ayrshire KA11 1AZ
Received 14 Oct 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/01012/PP
Removal of existing caravan and replacement with lodge
Caravan No 4 Loup Cottage Caravan Park Ardrossan Ayrshire
Received 14 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01013/PP
Erection of outbuilding to form external storage and home office area, within existing garden
10 Crawford Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8DH
Received 14 Oct 2021 - Application Withdrawn21/01014/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
64 Townend Street Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4AE
Received 14 Oct 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/01015/PP
Alterations to dwellinghouse to form gabled roof and the formation of front and rear dormers
45 Central Avenue Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 6JP
Received 15 Oct 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/01016/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of terraced dwelling house
41 Eglinton Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5DE
Received 15 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01017/PP
Change of use of existing cafe to form hot food takeaway with upgrading of extraction system
14 Station Road Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3NL
Received 15 Oct 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/01018/PP
Erection of shed (retrospective)
20 Yerton Brae West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9HL
Received 18 Oct 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/01021/PP
Formation of dormer extensions to front and rear of detached dwellinghouse, to include external alterations to front elevation
10 Lomond Crescent Beith Ayrshire KA15 2EA
Received 19 Oct 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/01023/PP
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension to detached dwellinghouse, to include the demolition of existing side and rear extensions
23 St Palladius Terrace Dalry Ayrshire KA24 5AX
Received 19 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01024/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house to include the formation of access, the provision of garden ground and associated site drainage
Site To The South Of Cluny House Gateside Beith Ayrshire
Received 19 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01026/PP
The creation of new play spaces and landscape features
South Beach Play Park South Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire
Received 20 Oct 2021 - LRB Allowed21/01027/PP
Erection of hot food takeaway to side of shop unit to include the erection of ventilation flue
1-3 Gagarin Terrace Kilwinning Ayrshire KA13 6JA
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Approved with no Conditions21/01028/PP
Formation of sliding doors to ground floor and balcony to upper floor on rear elevation of detached dwelling house
Alpine Corrie Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8JB
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Certificate Issued21/01032/LUP
External alterations to existing industrial building, formation of internal access roads and hardstandings within the curtilage
60 Shewalton Road Riverside Business Park Irvine Ayrshire KA11 5BN
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01034/PP
Change of Use from general industrial to a mixed general industrial/vehicle storage/breakers yard including the installation of an upgraded drainage system
2-4 Factory Place Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5LA
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01035/PP
Siting of storage container for the storage of sports equipment and the formation of associated hard-surfacing for use ancillary to the sports pavilion, including pedestrian access and seating
Site Adjacent To Pavilion Braehead Dalry Ayrshire
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Local Review Requested21/01036/PP
Formation of dormer windows to front and rear of detached dwelling house
48 Stoneyholm Road Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7JS
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01037/PP
Erection of two storey extension to rear of detached dwelling house
83 Montfode Drive Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7PH
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01038/PP
Landscape restoration to the beach front including renovating and extending the existing toilet block to form a new cafe with associated outdoor seating
South Beach Road Public Toilets South Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01039/PP
Erection of dwelling house with detached garage to include the removal of roadside layby, the formation of a private access, the provision of site drainage, parking, boundary treatments and garden ground
Site To East Of Lochlibo Road Auchentiber Farm Kilwinning Ayrshire
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Approved subject to Conditions21/01042/PP
Demolition of all existing buildings and structures on site and the development of a single retail unit (for convenience retailing purposes), associated car parking, revised vehicular access, servicing and ancillary development plus hard and soft landscaping
123-125 Main Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8JJ
Received 25 Oct 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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