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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13,568 approved · 640 refused · 846 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending Consideration26/00662/PP
Erection of extension to rear and front of end terraced dwelling house
48 Alexander Avenue Largs North Ayrshire KA30 9EU
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00665/PP
Change of use from place of worship to flexible mixed use incorporating Class 1a, 4, 10 & 11.
North Parish Church Ivanhoe Drive Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 6LS
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Certificate Issued26/00667/LUE
Certificate of lawfulness (existing) for the construction of a gabion wall and associated works
Donheath Cottage Beith Road Glengarnock Beith North Ayrshire KA14 3BJ
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00668/ADC
Installation of part illuminated fascia signage to showroom
19 Townhead Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0BL
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00669/PP
Erection of detached one and one-half storey dwelling house
Site To South Of Bellevue Cottage Mid Mayish Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00672/PP
Variation of condition 4 of planning permission 23/00575/PP to allow quarry operating hours to include Saturdays from 0800 to 1300hrs for the specific purpose of plant/machinery maintenance and the maintenance of internal haul roads
Biglees Quarry West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00673/PP
Installation of a freestanding outdoor sauna and timber privacy fencing to rear of existing gym
Unit 2 Eglinton Workshops Kilwinning North Ayrshire
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00675/TW
Removal of overhanging branches within Skelmorlie Conservation Area
Pari Mahal 3 Montgomerie Terrace Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5DT
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00676/PP
Part change of use of hotel/wedding venue to form dwellinghouse
Roebank Hotel And Wedding Venue Roebank Road Beith North Ayrshire KA15 2DX
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00677/LBC
Alterations to part of hotel/wedding venue to form dwellinghouse
Roebank Hotel And Wedding Venue Roebank Road Beith North Ayrshire KA15 2DX
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00679/AN
Prior notification for siting of above ground slurry tank
Newhouse Farm Dalry North Ayrshire KA24 4ES
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00680/PP
Erection of Substations, Ring Main Units and other engineering works associated with 11kV Electrical Overlay of site
Hunterston B Power Station West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9QX
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00685/PP
Formation of balcony to rear of semi-detached dwelling house and extension of existing raised platform at ground floor french doors and addition of new balustrade
30 Hauplands Way West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9GB
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00687/PP
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
25 Eglinton Street Saltcoats North Ayrshire KA21 5DE
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00689/PP
Siting of 1 no. 20ft shipping container to rear of shop and erection of 2.1m high timber screen fence
40 Caldon Road Irvine North Ayrshire KA12 0RF
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00690/PP
Change of use of land to form motorhome pitches including the formation of access, parking, footpaths, the siting of a toilet/shower block and associated waste water treatment plant
Pirnmill Free Chuch Pirnmill Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8GD
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00693/PP
Erection of single storey side extension and external alterations to facilitate conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
29 Knockrivoch Place Ardrossan North Ayrshire KA22 7PY
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00694/LUP
Internal alterations including formation of new window, flue and conversion of existing window to french doors
Trollglen Montgomerie Drive Skelmorlie North Ayrshire PA17 5AG
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00695/PP
External alterations to include the installation of windows at basement level on northern and western elevations and formation of inset balconies at first floor on western elevation
31 Ardrossan Road Seamill West Kilbride North Ayrshire KA23 9NA
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00696/PP
Revised design for proposed house and garage approved under planning permission ref: 24/00640/PP
Site To West Of Whinhurst Lodge Portencross West Kilbride North Ayrshire
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00698/TW
Removal of lower branches from lime trees within rear garden
21 Morrishill Drive Beith North Ayrshire KA15 1LS
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00699/TPO
Removal of one hybrid larch tree and one common lime tree within an area covered by Skelmorlie No 9. TPO
Site To West Of 2B Skelmorlie Castle Road Skelmorlie North Ayrshire
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00700/PP
Conversion of redundant agricultural building to form dwelling house
Tigh Na Cachla Blackwaterfoot Brodick Isle Of Arran North Ayrshire KA27 8ER
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00704/PP
Enlargement of front dormer, formation of rear dormer, installation of rooflights and erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling house
36 Castlepark Drive Fairlie Largs North Ayrshire KA29 0DG
Received 14 Oct 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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