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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.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Ayrshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
908 approved · 18 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Jan 2025 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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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.
2 Stairgillan House Tarbolton South Ayrshire KA5 5NN
Received 3 Apr 20251 Luath Walk Kyle Street Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1TN
Received 4 Apr 20251 Luath Walk Kyle Street Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1TN
Received 4 Apr 20251 Luath Walk Kyle Street Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1TN
Received 4 Apr 2025Dunalton House Southwood Road Monkton South Ayrshire KA9 1UP
Received 7 Apr 2025Dunalton House Southwood Road Monkton South Ayrshire KA9 1UP
Received 7 Apr 202523 St Ninian's Road Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 1SL
Received 7 Apr 2025Maybole Delivery Office 3 High Street Maybole South Ayrshire KA19 7AA
Received 7 Apr 20253A Crofthead Road Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 1HW
Received 7 Apr 202531 Harbour Road Maidens South Ayrshire KA26 9NR
Received 8 Apr 2025Kilphin House Ballantrae South Ayrshire KA26 0NY
Received 8 Apr 202538 Roman Road Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 3SZ
Received 8 Apr 2025Land Adjacent To Somerset Park Tryfield Place Ayr South Ayrshire
Received 9 Apr 202534 Burgh Road Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 1QU
Received 9 Apr 20253 Springvale Park Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2SJ
Received 9 Apr 202534 Roman Road Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 3SZ
Received 10 Apr 2025Shalloch Side Coylton South Ayrshire KA6 7EE
Received 10 Apr 2025The Pines Mauchline South Ayrshire KA5 5TF
Received 10 Apr 202583 South Beach Troon South Ayrshire KA10 6EQ
Received 11 Apr 202558 Wilson Avenue Troon South Ayrshire KA10 7AJ
Received 11 Apr 2025Fenwick Lodge 18 Ewenfield Road Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2QB
Received 11 Apr 202523 Bellevue Road Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 1NJ
Received 14 Apr 2025Leapark B7034 From A77t Junction At Carcluie Cottage To Council Boundary Dalrymple South Ayrshire KA6 6BP
Received 16 Apr 20258 Whitehall Maybole South Ayrshire KA19 7DR
Received 16 Apr 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South 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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