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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.
11,006 approved · 491 refused · 700 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 Cuninghame Drive Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 4AB
Received 1 Apr 20225 The Keys Kildonan Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8SA
Received 4 Apr 2022Coalhill Farm Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7NU
Received 5 Apr 202212 Mair Avenue Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4DQ
Received 5 Apr 2022133 Main Street Dreghorn Irvine Ayrshire KA11 4AG
Received 5 Apr 202224 Craig Hill Place Fairlie Largs Ayrshire KA29 0AY
Received 5 Apr 2022The Sheeans Strathwhillan Road Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8BQ
Received 6 Apr 202238 The Paddock Perceton Irvine Ayrshire KA11 2AZ
Received 6 Apr 202217 Marine Parade Millport Ayrshire KA28 0ED
Received 6 Apr 2022100 Ardoch Crescent Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3PG
Received 7 Apr 20222 Dykesfield Place Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 6DB
Received 7 Apr 202261 Sharon Street Dalry Ayrshire KA24 5DT
Received 8 Apr 202238 Brisbane Street Largs Ayrshire KA30 8QN
Received 11 Apr 202214B South Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8DY
Received 11 Apr 2022Site To North Of Newacre Highfield Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4HU
Received 11 Apr 2022Ardeer Peninsula Ardeer Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3LR
Received 11 Apr 2022Site Of Former Doura Brickworks Lochlibo Road Girdle Toll Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 11 Apr 2022Brownhill House Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4JB
Received 12 Apr 2022Lagg Distillery Kilmory Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8PG
Received 12 Apr 2022Brownhill House Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4JB
Received 12 Apr 202212 Wyvis Place Bourtreehill North Irvine Ayrshire KA11 1NA
Received 12 Apr 20227 The Keys Kildonan Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8SA
Received 13 Apr 2022Cardyn 26 The Lane Skelmorlie Ayrshire PA17 5AR
Received 13 Apr 202220 Stoneyholm Road Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7DT
Received 13 Apr 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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