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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 dates12,767Searchable applications
94Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 11,501 approved or refused records
491Refused applications
11,010 approved · 491 refused · 700 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 Conditions22/00515/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of semi-detached dwellinghouse including alterations to existing driveway
78 Blair Road Dalry Ayrshire KA24 4DW
Received 6 Jul 2022 - Approved subject to Conditions22/00516/PP
Erection of building for storage use with ancillary office/staff facilities to include the formation of access, yard area and the provision of parking
Wheatrig Farm Kilmaurs Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA3 2NG
Received 6 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00517/PP
Erection of extension to side of end-terraced dwelling house
30 Burns Terrace Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7HY
Received 7 Jul 2022 - Approved subject to Conditions22/00519/PP
Alterations, including demolition, and extensions to convert former hotel to form 1 detached and 2 semi-detached dwelling houses
Burnhouse Manor Hotel Barrmill Road Burnhouse Beith Ayrshire KA15 1LG
Received 8 Jul 2022 - Approved subject to Conditions22/00522/PP
Erection of builders merchants to include associated external storage yard, access, car parking and associated ancillary development
Site To West Of 1 Mackintosh Place South Newmoor Industrial Estate Irvine Ayrshire
Received 8 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00523/LBC
Internal alterations to ground floor of building to include the sub-division of an existing bedroom; the erection of stud partitioning to form small consultation/treatment rooms within space of the former hotel function room; the installation of ventilation extracts on the former hotel dining room roof and to extend the sprinkler system
Moorpark House Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7LD
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00524/PP
Change of use (of ground floor only) from House In Multiple Occupation (HMO) to Class 8 (residential institution)
Moorpark House Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7LD
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00525/PP
Erection of entrance porch
Ruby Cottage Whiting Bay Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8PZ
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Application Refused22/00530/PP
Tourism development comprising the erection of 7 no. glamping pods, office, shower/toilet block, workshop and single storey dwelling house to include the formation of associated access road and parking, drainage infrastructure, tree removal and landscaping works
Site To North West Of Eglinton House Kilwinning Ayrshire
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Approved subject to Conditions22/00533/PP
Erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden area of dwelling flat
14A Bute Terrace Millport Ayrshire KA28 0BA
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00534/LBC
Replacement of 5 windows on upper floor of listed building
52 Main Street Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 7DB
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00535/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of end-terraced dwelling house
13 Hastie Avenue Millport Ayrshire KA28 0BS
Received 12 Jul 2022 - Approved subject to Conditions22/00536/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of end-terraced dwelling house
17 Auldlea Road Beith Ayrshire KA15 2DA
Received 13 Jul 2022 - Application Refused22/00540/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house to include the provision of associated access, garden ground, landscaping and drainage works
Site To North West Of West Bankside Farm Kilbirnie Ayrshire
Received 14 Jul 2022 - Approved subject to Conditions22/00541/PP
Erection of 1 and 1/2 storey detached dwelling house including demolition of existing cottage
Glaick Farm Machrie Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8DZ
Received 14 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00544/PP
Erection of single storey extensions to front and rear of mid terraced dwellinghouse
3 Stroma Court Dreghorn Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 4JF
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Approved subject to Conditions22/00545/PP
Demolition of an existing toilet block and erection of new cafe with associated outdoor seating, new public toilets and kiosk/ storage for hire of beach equipment
South Beach Road Public Toilets South Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire
Received 19 Jul 2022 - Application Withdrawn22/00550/PP
Roof alterations including raising of roof height and formation of dormer extensions and erection of porch to front of detached dwelling house
128 Ardrossan Road Seamill West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9LX
Received 19 Jul 2022 - Approved subject to Conditions22/00551/LBC
Alterations to provide 6 additional bedrooms, general changes to internal layouts, alteration of glazed stair-link roof to slate roof with skylights, 5 additional parking spaces formed, general changes to pathways, formation of new timber decking and omission of external terraces, external doors to flats 4 & 5 omitted (Amendment of 16/01043/LBC)
St Georges Church Clauchlands Road Lamlash Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8JY
Received 20 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00552/PP
Construction of shed and decking (retrospective) in rear garden area
33 Pantonville Road West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9NQ
Received 20 Jul 2022 - Application Withdrawn22/00553/PP
Erection of two storey detached dwellinghouse
Site To South West Of 13 Montgomerie Terrace Skelmorlie Ayrshire
Received 21 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00554/ADC
Printed vinyl to side and front of deposit return scheme unit
Aldi Foodstore Ltd Braes Road Saltcoats Ayrshire KA21 5EP
Received 21 Jul 2022 - Certificate Issued22/00557/LUP
Formation of door to south elevation of dwellinghouse, to include formation of access ramp and decking
27B Braehead Beith Ayrshire KA15 1EF
Received 22 Jul 2022 - Approved with no Conditions22/00558/LBC
Demolition of vacant maternity buildings
Ayrshire Central Hospital Kilwinning Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8SS
Received 23 Jul 2022
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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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