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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
10,995 approved · 491 refused · 699 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
54 Mains Road Beith Ayrshire KA15 2AN
Received 14 Mar 2022Site Opposite Glencloy Garage Auchrannie Road Brodick Ayrshire
Received 14 Mar 202232 The Paddock Perceton Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2AZ
Received 14 Mar 2022Store Building/Yard Main Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8JH
Received 14 Mar 202247 Bank Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0LL
Received 15 Mar 2022Site To Rear Of 4 Redheugh Avenue Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7JL
Received 17 Mar 2022Manned Public Convenience East Road Irvine Ayrshire
Received 17 Mar 20221 Maid Morville Avenue Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 4BX
Received 18 Mar 2022Lochranza Whisky Distillery Lochranza Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8HJ
Received 18 Mar 2022Site To North Of Lawhill Farmhouse West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 21 Mar 202221 Station Road Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3NJ
Received 21 Mar 20223 Shewalton Drive Drybridge Irvine Ayrshire KA11 5BT
Received 21 Mar 202239 Morrishill Drive Beith Ayrshire KA15 1LS
Received 21 Mar 202216-18 Dockhead Street Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5EG
Received 22 Mar 202225 Seafield Court Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8NS
Received 22 Mar 2022Barnton Farm Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 7RH
Received 22 Mar 202210 Holehouse Road Largs Ayrshire KA30 9JH
Received 22 Mar 20225 Langmuir Avenue Perceton Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2DR
Received 23 Mar 2022Torrylinn Creamery Kilmory Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8PH
Received 23 Mar 20228 Fullarton Place Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3EH
Received 23 Mar 20228 Fullarton Place Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3EH
Received 23 Mar 20224 Spalding Drive Largs Ayrshire KA30 9BZ
Received 24 Mar 20225 Station Road Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5AA
Received 24 Mar 2022Perceton House Perceton Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2GY
Received 24 Mar 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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