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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 dates13,595Searchable applications
97Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 12,283 approved or refused records
539Refused applications
11,744 approved · 539 refused · 743 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Oct 1995 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
More application records
- Approved with no Conditions23/00412/PP
Erection of fence to rear and side of detached dwelling house (retrospective)
39A Faulds Wynd Seamill West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9FA
Received 5 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00414/PP
Formation of the third phase of the Fairlie Coastal Path
Shore Footpath Bay Street Fairlie North Ayrshire
Received 5 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00417/PP
Installation of modular galvanised steel disabled access ramp
14 Carson Drive Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8HR
Received 6 Jun 2023 - Approved subject to Conditions23/00420/PPM
Erection of 85 residential dwellings with associated works including access, parking, landscaping, open-space and SuDS
Site To South West Of Mossculloch Farm Kilwinning Ayrshire
Received 6 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00421/PP
Erection of extensions to side and rear and detached garage to front of detached dwelling house
Hunters Lodge Station Road Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5AB
Received 6 Jun 2023 - Approved subject to Conditions23/00423/PP
Formation of external terrace at ground floor and balcony at first floor to rear of detached dwellinghouse
15 Caldwell Road West Kilbride Ayrshire KA23 9LF
Received 7 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00424/PP
Installation of modular galvanised steel disabled access ramp to side and rear of detached dwelling house
14 Ardoch Court Stevenston Ayrshire KA20 3PU
Received 7 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00429/PP
Erection of open sided storage shed to accommodate material and supplies for use in the associated workshop/fabrication business
Site To South West Of Woodside Cottage Shewalton Road Riverside Business Park Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 9 Jun 2023 - Approved subject to Conditions23/00431/PP
Conversion of dwelling house to form 2 no studio flats
2 Glasgow Vennel Irvine Ayrshire KA12 0BD
Received 9 Jun 2023 - Approved subject to Conditions23/00432/PP
Amendment of planning permission 20/00458/PP to increase plot size and amend the design and siting of the house on Plot 3 including the siting of a temporary caravan for a period of three years
Site To South Of Auchensidhe Golf Course Road Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 12 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00433/PP
Change of use from vehicle maintenance facility to men's shed (to include workshops, stores, recreation rooms, meeting rooms and ancillary facilities) (retrospective)
The Shed Ladysmith Road Kilbirnie Ayrshire KA25 6BH
Received 12 Jun 2023 - Certificate Issued23/00435/LUP
Erection of garden room to rear of detached dwelling house
8 Raillies Avenue Largs Ayrshire KA30 8QY
Received 12 Jun 2023 - Approved subject to Conditions23/00436/PP
Siting of burger van within one car parking space for temporary period of three years
Old Pavilion Lamlash Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8LS
Received 13 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00438/PP
Installation of new door in place of existing window to create new entrance and the formation of new ramp and canopy
Woodland View Kilwinning Road Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8SS
Received 13 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00439/PP
Installation of eight rapid electric vehicle charging stations within the car park including alterations to existing parking spaces
Hawkhill Retail Park Kilwinning Road Stevenston North Ayrshire
Received 14 Jun 2023 - Certificate Issued23/00440/LUE
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as boarding kennels
2 Thirdpart Holdings West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9QB
Received 14 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00441/PP
Erection of extension to rear of detached dwelling house
46 Knockrivoch Place Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7PZ
Received 14 Jun 2023 - Scoping/Screening Agreed23/00445/EIA
Request for EIA Screening Opinion for residential development
Site To West Of Auldlea Gardens Beith North Ayrshire
Received 15 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00447/LBC
Removal of 2 no. 1960s front elevation door openings and the reinstatement of the original window openings
115 High Street Irvine Ayrshire KA12 8AA
Received 16 Jun 2023 - Certificate Issued23/00448/LUP
Erection of extension to rear of detached dwelling house
27 Templand Crescent Dalry Ayrshire KA24 5EZ
Received 16 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00449/PP
Erection of extension to side and rear to replace detached studio shed
The Byre Clauchlands Road Lamlash Brodick Ayrshire KA27 8LG
Received 19 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00450/PP
Erection of agricultural equipment store
Giffen Mill Dunlop Road Barrmill Beith Ayrshire KA15 1HN
Received 19 Jun 2023 - Approved with no Conditions23/00452/LBC
Repair and refitting of original windows, installation of lead pitched roof to the main entrance block, Re-cladding of copper lantern including replacement of lead flat roof with copper flat roof around, Reforming of gutter outlets and replacement of modern downpipes with new cast iron downpipes and the reintroduction of the crosses to each gable.
St Peters In Chains 1 South Crescent Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8DU
Received 19 Jun 2023 - Scoping/Screening Agreed23/00454/EIA
Request for EIA Screening/Scoping Opinion for proposed 19.99MW Battery Energy Storage System
Site To East Of Wardlaw Wood Windfarm Dalry North Ayrshire
Received 20 Jun 2023
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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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