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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13,568 approved · 640 refused · 846 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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 with no Conditions26/00342/AN
Prior Notification for erection of agricultural shed
Barnton Farm Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 7RH
Received 13 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00343/PP
Alterations to shopfront including installation of automated dispensing machine
19 Chapelwell Street Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 5EB
Received 13 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00345/PP
Erection of detached garage within curtilage of dwellinghouse
3 Clayton Avenue Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0TR
Received 14 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00346/PP
Erection of extensions to side and front of detached dwelling house including garage conversion
7B Rockland Park Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8HB
Received 14 May 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00350/LUP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
6 Mill Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0JL
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00351/PP
Erection of extension to side of mid-terraced dwelling house to include external alterations to front
6 Thornhill Court Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6QU
Received 18 May 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00356/LUP
Alterations to dwelling flat to include the installation of a replacement front door, boiler flue and bathroom extractor fan vent
6 Academy Court Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8RB
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00358/PP
Erection of extension to side of detached dwelling house
Whinstones Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8HA
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00359/PP
Installation of outdoor barrel sauna
14C Bute Terrace Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire KA28 0BA
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00361/LBC
Alterations to rear elevation, namely: widening of existing doorway, removal of second doorway and installation of doorway in place of two windows, all at ground floor level. Internal alterations, including removal of internal walls
30 Kirkgate Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0DG
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00363/PP
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission N/23/00190/PP to extend quarrying operations until 24th May 2029
Trearne Quarry Gateside Beith North Ayrshire
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00364/PP
Renewal of unexpired planning permission N/23/00361/PP for the erection of detached dwelling house and a new boathouse (plot 1)
The Old Coastguard House Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8SD
Received 25 May 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00365/PP
Renewal of unexpired planning permission 23/00359/PP for the erection of detached dwelling house (plot 2)
The Old Coastguard House Kildonan Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8SD
Received 25 May 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00366/PP
Change of use of open space to enlarge domestic curtilage of 12 Maree Place to include the erection of boundary fence
Site To North East Of 12 Maree Place Castlepark Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 26 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00367/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house and associated means of access, parking and landscaping
Site To South West Of 2 Perceton Gate Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 26 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00368/PP
Erection of extension to rear of detached dwelling house
15 Avondale Road West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9BJ
Received 26 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00369/TPO
Crown reduction of 1 no. common beech by 30%, reduction of 1 no. common beech by 30%, reduction in canopy of common oak, pruning of overhanging branches of common beech all within Skelmorlie No. 10 Tree Preservation Order
Beechwood Coach House 4 Eglinton Terrace Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5ER
Received 26 May 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00370/LBC
Upgrade of existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal and replacement of 8 no. antennae and associated equipment upgrading
Kilwinning Abbey Clock Tower Main Street Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 6AW
Received 26 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00373/LBC
Installation solar panels on dwellinghouse
Fairlie Lodge 59 Main Road Fairlie Largs North Ayrshire KA29 0AA
Received 28 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00374/LBC
Installation of replacement windows (uPVC sliding sash) and door (composite) to front of dwelling house
Tollhouse Cottage 5 Lochlibo Road Girdle Toll Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2AY
Received 28 May 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00376/PP
Erection of 70m high wind monitoring mast and associated guy wires (for a temporary period)
Ardeer Peninsula Ardeer Stevenston North Ayrshire
Received 28 May 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00378/PP
Alterations and erection of extensions to detached dwelling house
Lindower Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8QS
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00379/PP
Change of use of open space to form garden ground
Site To North West Of 6 Greenacres Ardrossan North Ayrshire
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00380/PP
Extension to holiday park to provide 8 additional glamping pods and additional drainage arrangements
King Caves Glamping Tormore Machrie Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8DX
Received 1 Jun 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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