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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 dates15,523Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,113 approved or refused records
638Refused applications
13,475 approved · 638 refused · 840 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Sept 1993 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas13 mapped area records
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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
- Certificate Issued26/00051/LUP
Erection of single storey extension (sunroom) to rear of dwellinghouse
5 Benslie Row Benslie Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 7QG
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00052/PP
Erection of 10 no. commercial units for Class 4 or Class 6 use, to include formation of associated access, parking and landscaping
2 Townhead Kilbirnie North Ayrshire KA25 7AZ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Application Refused26/00053/PP
Change of use to form two pitch traveller site with erection of 2 ancillary buildings and 2 double garages
Site To West Of Castlehill Farm Stevenston North Ayrshire
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00054/PP
Extension to existing holiday park to provide 15 additional holiday lodges and 8 additional glamping pods and new drainage arrangements
King Caves Glamping Tormore Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8DX
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00057/PP
Erection of extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
7 Barrie Terrace Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8AY
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00058/PP
Change of use from second hand clothes shop (Class 1A) to form a hot food takeaway.
97 Main Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8AJ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00059/PP
Extension to existing visitor car park and siting of food trailer
Site To West Of Balnagore Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00060/LUP
External alterations to front of dwellinghouse to facilitate the conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
19 Colville Crescent Glengarnock Beith North Ayrshire KA14 3BG
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00061/PP
Erection of stable block and boundary fencing
Hessilhead Woods Beith North Ayrshire
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00063/PP
Change of use of open space to form extended rear garden area for 49 Byres Road to include the erection of timber fencing on top of the existing boundary wall adjoining Cranberry Moss Road
49 Byres Road Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6JU
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00064/PP
Erection of single storey extension to side of detached dwelling house
15 Douglas Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8PS
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00067/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house to include the demolition of a domestic outbuilding, the formation of access, parking, garden ground and boundary treatment
Site To The Rear Of 4 Castle Street Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00068/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
31 Ainsworth Way Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 6FL
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Application Refused26/00069/PPP
Erection of drive-through Class 3 coffee shop within the existing car park (in principle)
Burgerking 18 Riverway Riverway Retail Park Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8AY
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00070/ALO
Discharge of Section 75 obligation attached to expired and unimplemented planning permission 08/00251/PP
Bogside Sandy Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8SN
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00071/LBC
Internal alterations including removal of existing ground floor partitions and formation of new toilets, kitchen, upper floor meeting room and storage.
30 Bath Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8BL
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00074/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house with associated vehicle access and parking
Site To North West Of The Brae House The Brae Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00075/AN
Prior notification for erection of agricultural shed within farm steading
Washingstone Beith North Ayrshire KA15 2LL
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00077/PP
Demolition of existing shop and erection of replacement shop to include hot food takeaway counter with associated ventilation system
1A Smith Avenue Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 9JP
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00078/LUP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of detached dwelling house
10 Largs Road Kilbirnie North Ayrshire KA25 7AT
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00079/PP
Installation of rack mounted photo-voltaic solar panels within curtilage of waste water treatment works
Meadowhead Sewage Treatment Plant Meadowhead Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 5AT
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00082/PP
Alterations to existing restaurant to include external recladding and re-roofing, removal of rear canopy, erection of ancillary building to the rear, formation of terrace area to the side and the change of use of land to the south to form additional car parking spaces
Rowan Tree Restaurant Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8PG
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00083/PP
Erection of extension to shed and associated ancillary works
Blairpark Farm Dalry North Ayrshire KA24 5LE
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00084/PP
Alterations to roof including creation of flat roof and installation of rooflights. Alterations to fenestration including new windows and doors. Installation of deck.
Culevin Silverhill Chalets Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8QR
Received 9 Feb 2026
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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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