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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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13,568 approved · 640 refused · 846 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Conditions26/00384/PP
Change of use of agricultural land to domestic garden ground including erection of shed
Ivy Cottage Sliddery Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8PB
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00385/PP
Alterations and extension to existing care home to include formation of additional floor space as alternative to previous planning permission (ref. N/24/00143/PP)
Shalom Nursing Home 163 Main Street Dreghorn Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 4AF
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00387/PP
Change of use from Class 3 to hotel staff accommodation
Unit 5 The Douglas Centre Alma Road Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8AJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00388/LBC
Internal and external alterations to form three new additional hotel rooms and staff accommodation and installation of one external flue, two extract fans and two air conditioning condenser units to the rear west elevation
Douglas Hotel Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8AJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00389/PP
Erection of open structure, two enclosed outbuildings, and 2 sheds (retrospective)
The Old Church Bute Terrace Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00390/PP
Erection of extensions to rear and side, formation of dormer and roof terrace to rear and replacement of dormers to front of detached dwelling house
Myrtle Bank Cottage Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8LD
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00391/PP
Various land engineering works to modify golf course
Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 5AE
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00393/PP
Erection of one and a half storey side extension to detached dwelling house
Millside Meadow Kilbirnie North Ayrshire KA25 7JR
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00395/PP
Demolition of existing single storey extension and erection of new extension and deck
55 Greenock Road Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8PL
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/00398/PP
Change of use of from vacant Class 1A unit to betting shop to include external alterations
124 High Street Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8AH
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00399/ADC
Installation of signage on building to consist of fascia sign and 1 no. projecting sign to front and 2 no. wall mounted signs to rear
124 High Street Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8AH
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00402/AN
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural shed and formation of access
Old Mains Farm Montgreenan Kilwinning North Ayrshire KA13 7QZ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00403/PP
Conversion of residential dwelling to a residential care facility with associated internal alterations and car parking
Kirkland House Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8PL
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00405/TW
Removal of 3 no. Lawson cypress trees and pruning of 1 no. sycamore tree within Perceton Conservation area
32 The Paddock Perceton Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2AZ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00406/PP
Roof alterations to rear of detached dwelling house
Casa Del Kings 10 Kilwinning Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8RU
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00407/TPO
Removal of lime tree from front garden
5A Fosterland Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5BS
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00408/PP
Formation of external area to front of building for the consumption of food and drink and the erection of boundary screening (retrospective)
Blu Bar And Restaurant 20 - 26 Newton Street Kilbirnie North Ayrshire KA25 6HN
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Scoping/Screening Agreed26/00410/EIA
Extension to landfill site to include (1) landfill operations, restoration and aftercare to north of existing site and (2) the installation of an OSSO Reverse Osmosis (RO) Leachate Treatment Plant (ROLTP)
Site To North Of Knowes Farm Beith North Ayrshire
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00411/PP
Erection of single storey extension, garden room and porch to semi detached dwelling house
27 Fullerton Drive Seamill West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9HS
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Scoping/Screening Agreed26/00412/EIA
Request for EIA screening opinion for is required to be submitted for a proposed cable route to connect the approved Ardeer Wind Farm to the nearby Amcor factory
BPI Industrial Lundholm Road Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 3LJ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00414/TW
Removal of 6 no. pine trees and 1 no. beech tree within the grounds of a private dwellinghouse in Perceton Conservation Area
3 Redwood Gardens Perceton Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2GY
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00415/EIA
Request for EIA Screening Opinion for extending the operational period of Dalry Community Wind Farm (s.42)
Stoneroadsends Brae Dalry North Ayrshire
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00416/PP
Formation of secure storage centre
34 Mackintosh Place South Newmoor Industrial Estate Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 4JT
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00417/PP
Development and operation of a grid stability facility
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 11 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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