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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13,568 approved · 640 refused · 846 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 subject to Conditions26/00419/PP
Construction and operation of a Demonstration, Research, Development & Training (DRDT) Facility including research, testing, training, office and workshop facilities, associated plant and equipment, access roads, parking, utilities and ancillary infrastructure
Former Coal Terminal Hunterston West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00420/PPP
Residential development (in principle)
Bridgend Mill Site No 3 Bridgend Dalry North Ayrshire
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00423/PP
Installation of semi permanent modular galvanised steel disabled access ramp
7 Dalry Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7LD
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00424/PP
Erection of replacement single storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling house
8 Castlepark Villas Fairlie Largs North Ayrshire KA29 0DQ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00425/PP
Erection of 1 no commercial unit to be used as class 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 with service area and parking and relocated access to public road
Former Grange Hotel Hill Street Saltcoats North Ayrshire
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00426/PP
Erection of entrance canopy, porch, infill balcony, reconfigure dormer windows and installation of new roof lights
31 Main Road Fairlie Largs North Ayrshire KA29 0DL
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00428/LUP
Installation of 452 No. monocrystalline silicon solar photo-voltaic modules on supermarket roof
Sainsburys Hamilton Street Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 5DT
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00429/PP
Erection of detached garage within curtilage of dwellinghouse
3 Taylor Drive Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2HG
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00430/PP
Erection of upper floor balcony extension and dormer to front with dormer extension to rear of detached dwelling house
Clyde View Cottage Whiting Bay Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8QH
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Scoping/Screening Agreed26/00431/EIA
Request for EIA Scoping Opinion for proposed wind farm development consisting of 5 no. turbines up to 200m to blade tip height, and associated infrastructure
Site To North Of Whitehill Dalry North Ayrshire
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00434/PP
Demolition of existing changing pavilion and erection of replacement changing pavilion, including associated parking
Pavilion Sport Scotland National Centre Inverclyde Burnside Road Largs North Ayrshire
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00435/LBC
Replacement of roof materials to southernmost roof, replacement of copper cladding to lantern, replacement of downpipes and sections of guttering; repairs to masonry, roof tiles, flashings and windows on a like for like basis; re-instatement of cross at roof level
St Peters In Chains 1 South Crescent Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8DU
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00436/AN
Prior Notification for the erection of agricultural shed within farmstead
Knockrivoch Farm Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 6NH
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00437/PP
Installation of a replacement bridge over the railway line
Sandylands Holiday Park Sandylands Caravan Park Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 5JN
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00438/LUP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of mid terraced dwelling house
8 Crummock Street Beith North Ayrshire KA15 2BD
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00441/LBC
Removal of christening font, memorial, reredos and pulpit from within former church building and additional memorial, bearing no names, from the forecourt
St Cuthberts Parish Church Campbell Avenue Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 5AF
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00442/PP
Extension to Car Park 2
Sport Scotland National Centre Inverclyde Burnside Road Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8RW
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00443/PP
Extension to Car Park 3
Sport Scotland National Centre Inverclyde Burnside Road Largs North Ayrshire KA30 8RW
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00444/PP
Garage conversion including installation of new flat roof
38 Lomond Crescent Beith North Ayrshire KA15 2EA
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00446/PP
Alterations and rear extension to two houses to form a single dwellinghouse
68 Overtoun Road Springside Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 3BJ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00447/PP
Formation of new foot path
Site To South Of Arran Heritage Museum Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00450/PP
Laying of underground electricity cable between Meadowhead Road and GSK
Meadowhead Road Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00457/TW
Tree works within Perceton conservation area including removal (cut down to stump) of 1x dead/dangerous ash tree in rear garden and removal (cut down to stump) of 1x laburnum tree in front garden, which has significantly outgrown its position
33 The Paddock Perceton Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2AZ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00458/PP
Erection of first floor extension to dwellinghouse
3 Macallan Place Lawthorn Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 2DN
Received 2 Jul 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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