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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 dates15,624Searchable applications
96Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 14,208 approved or refused records
640Refused applications
13,568 approved · 640 refused · 846 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Jan 1991 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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 Conditions26/00257/PP
Change of use of vacant shop to dwelling flat
Home Bakery 27 New Street Largs North Ayrshire KA30 9LL
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00258/TPO
Various treeworks within an area covered by Hunterston House Tree Preservation Order
Hunterston House Hunterston Estate West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9QG
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00261/PP
Erection of 2.4m high timber enclosure fence with 2 no. personnel gates
Site To South East Of 22 Dovecot Lane Kilwinning North Ayrshire
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00262/LUP
External alterations to front of dwellinghouse to facilitate the conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
10 Colville Crescent Glengarnock Beith North Ayrshire KA14 3BG
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00263/PP
Erection of two storey extension to side of detached dwelling house
4 Garrett Avenue Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 6GT
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00264/PP
Erection of an external storage unit and extension to existing processing building
Torrylinn Creamery Kilmory Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8PH
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00266/LUP
Erection of extension to rear of detached dwelling house
11 Noddleburn Lea Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8UB
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00270/TPO
Pollarding and height reduction to 4 no. sycamore and 1 no. pine within Largs No. 1 TPO
Netherhall Estate Routenburn Road Largs North Ayrshire
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00271/TPO
Pollarding and height reduction of yew trees; pruning, shaping and thinning of varous trees within Largs No. 1 TPO
Netherhall Estate Routenburn Road Largs North Ayrshire
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00272/TPO
Pollarding of 2 no. sycamore, removal of 5 no. diseased sycamore and removal of 1 no. diseased beech tree in Largs No. 1 TPO
Netherhall Estate Routenburn Road Largs North Ayrshire
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00273/TPO
Trimming, shaping, crown reduction and removal of dead wood from multiple species including 1 no. holly, 2 no. laurel and the removal of 1 no. sycamore within Largs No. 1 TPO
Netherhall Estate Routenburn Road Largs North Ayrshire
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00274/TPO
Various works within woodland, including pollarding, dead wood removal, and the removal of 8 no. sycamore, 9 no. lime, 3 no. yew, 1 no. beech, 1 no. Austrian pine, 2 no. ash, 2 no. horse chestnut, and 1 no. Scots pine
Netherhall Estate Routenburn Road Largs North Ayrshire
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00278/PP
Construction of 13No. concrete bases for siting caravans with associated parking bays and roadways
Sandylands Holiday Park Sandylands Caravan Park Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 5JN
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00279/PP
Alterations to retail shop and change of use of part to form residential accommodation
15 Glasgow Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire KA28 0DJ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00282/PP
Conversion of detached garage and erection of linked sunporch extension to rear of detached dwelling house
6 Portencross Road West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9ES
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00283/PP
Alterations and conversion of integral garage to habitable room, including replacement of garage doors with windows; and alterations to existing rear conservatory including alterations to elevation and roof.
3 Longcraigs Avenue Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7PU
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Scoping/Screening Agreed26/00284/EIA
Request for EIA screening opinion for installation of stability island
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00286/PP
Erection of workshop
BP Oil Depot Market Road Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8AU
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00287/PP
Alterations to shopfront
24 Guildford Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire KA28 0AB
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00288/PP
Erection of extensions to rear of detached dwelling house
192 Greenock Road Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8SB
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00290/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of house on plot 6
Site To North Of 16 - 20 Annick Drive Dreghorn Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00292/PP
Redevelopment of site comprising the erection of a single storey commercial building for Class 1A use with 1 no. hot food unit including secure rear service yard, parking, landscaping and ancillary works
1 - 18 Crofthead Court Bourtreehill South Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00293/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of mid-terraced dwelling house
30 Townhead Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0BE
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00297/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
8 High Street Kilbirnie North Ayrshire KA25 7HP
Received 28 Apr 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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