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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13,568 approved · 640 refused · 846 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Conditions26/00500/PP
Erection of double garage with associated storage area to side/rear of dwellinghouse
38 Kilwinning Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8RY
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00502/PP
Alterations to ground floor flat comprising alteration to existing window to form door and formation of external steps
Flat B 4 Hayocks Road Stevenston North Ayrshire KA20 4DE
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00503/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of mid-terraced dwelling house
8 Braefoot Girdle Toll Irvine North Ayrshire KA11 1BY
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00504/ADC
Erection of externally illuminated shopfront signage
Unit 3 Turnpike Way Montgomerie Park Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00506/PP
Erection of single storey extensions and deck to rear to detached dwelling house including roof alterations
2 Kilbride Road Lamlash Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8LJ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00510/PP
Formation of dormer to front and rear of detached dwelling house
11 Burnside Road Largs North Ayrshire KA30 9BX
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Application Refused26/00511/PP
Siting of 1 no. 20ft shipping container to rear of shop
40 Caldon Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0RF
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00516/PP
Installation of 3 No. jetwash bays and air/water and vacuum bays, including demolition of existing carwash
217 Glasgow Street Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 8JU
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00520/PP
Siting of residential caravan for a temporary period of up to 5 years
Overtoun Of Broadstone Gateside Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1HF
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00521/LUP
Use of premises as dog grooming salon (Class 1A)
75 High Street Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0AL
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00522/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house to include the formation of associated curtilage, means of access, parking spaces and associated infrastructure
Site To North Of Pinule Montgreenan Kilwinning North Ayrshire
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00523/PP
Erection of single storey extension, deck and erection of garage
36 Montgomerie Terrace Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5DT
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00524/PP
Siting of 1 vehicle storage unit and 6 steel containers
Site To West Of Cleansing Depot Canal Place Saltcoats North Ayrshire
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00525/PP
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling house
8 Conn Drive Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 6FU
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00526/LUP
Garage conversion including changing garage door to window
40 Auchanshangan Drive Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 6DS
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00527/PP
Erection of detached dwelling housee
Site To South Of 29 The Lane Skelmorlie North Ayrshire
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00528/PP
Erection of detached dwelling house
Site To West Of Heathfield Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00533/PP
Conversion of ground floor shop to residential accommodation, including alteration to front elevation and existing ground floor rear extension, Alterations and extension to rear, including first floor rear extension, for existing first floor flat
19 Guildford Street Millport Isle Of Cumbrae North Ayrshire KA28 0AB
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00536/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of detached dwelling house
The Old Anchorage Lochranza Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8HL
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00537/PP
Alterations to roof including raised ridge and gable extension on west side and the erection of a detached garage
85 Ardrossan Road Seamill West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9NF
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Approved with no Conditions26/00538/PP
Formation of extension to car park including the installation of EV chargers
Century Court Riverside Way Riverside Business Park Irvine North Ayrshire
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00539/TPO
Removal of 1 overgrown sycamore tree down to stump within the Irvine No. 2 Tree Preservation Order
6 Fairways Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 8TE
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Approved subject to Conditions26/00543/ADC
Erection of advertisement hoarding
Site To West Of Glenarry Lamlash Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00544/LUE
Certificate of lawful use (existing) as hot food takeaway
75B Stanley Road Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7DP
Received 12 Aug 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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