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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 dates15,581Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,165 approved or refused records
640Refused applications
13,525 approved · 640 refused · 846 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Feb 1992 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Approved subject to Conditions26/00132/PP
Erection of 3 dwelling terraced block
Former Caley Youth Centre 2 Station Road Stevenston North Ayrshire
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00134/LUE
Certificate Of Existing Use as social club and function suite (Use Class 11)
1 Harbour Street Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8BS
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00135/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse, agricultural shed and 1 wind turbine
Site To Southeast Of Southbank Farm Shannochie Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00136/TN
Prior Notification for the erection of a 20m high telecommunications pole and associated equipment cabinets
Site To West Of 2 Stewart Drive Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Scoping/Screening Agreed26/00138/EIA
Request for EIA Scoping Opinion for new data centre
Hunterston Estate West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00140/TN
Prior notification for the erection of a 20m ground based telecommunications mast and associated equipment
Site To East Of 2 Heatherhouse Road Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00143/PP
Erection of two 1.5 storey detached dwelling houses
Site To North-West Of Cala-Na-Sithe Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00145/PP
Erection of extension to rear of mid terraced dwelling house
6 Hazel Avenue Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7HG
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Application Refused26/00146/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house with shared access
Site To South East Of Ridgeway Sliddery Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00147/ADC
Erection of 2 no. internally illuminated digital screens on "street hub" unit
Site To East Of 166 High Street Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00148/PP
Installation of 1 no. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Site To East Of 166 High Street Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00149/ADC
Erection of 2 no. internally illuminated digital screens on "street hub" unit
Site Adjacent To 86-88 High Street Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00150/PP
Installation of 1 no. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Site Adjacent To 86-88 High Street Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00151/PP
Repainting the existing ground and first floor window and door surrounds to the principal (front) elevation
32 Stuart Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire KA28 0AJ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00152/PP
Erection of detached dwellinghouse to include formation of access, erection of boundary treatment and provision of garden ground
Site To North Of 1 Auchengree Road Glengarnock Beith North Ayrshire
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00153/LUP
Conversion of integrated garage to habitable accommodation, widening of existing openings on rear elevation
13 Bay Street Fairlie Largs North Ayrshire KA29 0AL
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00154/PP
Erection of one and half storey extension to rear of detached dwelling house
Mid Buiston Farm Cottage Kilmaurs Kilmarnock North Ayrshire KA3 2PP
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00156/PPP
Erection of dwelling houses (in principle)
45 - 59 Sharphill Road Saltcoats North Ayrshire
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00157/PP
Installation of 18 photovoltaic panels on roof
3A Montgomerie Terrace Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5DT
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00158/PP
Conversion of existing storage outbuilding to form additional living accommodation to existing dwelling house
East Cottage 1 Townhead Of Threepwood Beith KA15 2JW
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00160/LBC
Removal of internal staircase, amended partition layouts and altering seating layout
Cecchini's Restaurant Ardrossan Ardrossan Marina Dock Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8DA
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00161/PP
Sub-division of restaurant to form two Class 3 (restuarant and coffee shop) units
Cecchini's Restaurant Ardrossan Ardrossan Marina Dock Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8DA
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00162/TPO
Removal of 1 no. birch and 1 no. lime within an area covered by Kilwinning No. 1 Tree Preservation Order
Pinule Montgreenan Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 7QZ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00164/LUE
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a lean-to garage to side of dwelling house
26 Heronswood Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 7DP
Received 5 Mar 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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