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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908 approved · 18 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Lindsayston Farm Girvan South Ayrshire KA26 9RR
Received 5 Aug 20256 Weston Avenue Annbank South Ayrshire KA6 5EG
Received 5 Aug 20251 Luath Walk Kyle Street Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1TN
Received 6 Aug 202527 Moor Road Ayr South Ayrshire KA8 9EW
Received 11 Aug 2025Low Wardneuk Craigie South Ayrshire KA9 2SL
Received 12 Aug 202515 Bellevue Crescent Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2DP
Received 12 Aug 2025Monkwood House Minishant South Ayrshire KA7 4TT
Received 13 Aug 2025Dunduff Farm Dunure South Ayrshire KA7 4LH
Received 13 Aug 202537 Park Circus Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2DJ
Received 14 Aug 202548 West Portland Street Troon South Ayrshire KA10 6AB
Received 14 Aug 2025Enterkine House Annbank South Ayrshire KA6 5AL
Received 14 Aug 202520 Sandgate Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1BH
Received 14 Aug 2025High Garphar Farm U34 From C88 Junction Near Dalhowan South East To U67 Junction Near High Garphar Crosshill South Ayrshire KA19 7QT
Received 15 Aug 202543 Longhill Avenue Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 4DY
Received 15 Aug 202545 Mount Charles Crescent Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 4PA
Received 15 Aug 2025Land At Knockgardner Farm Maybole South Ayrshire KA19 7QS
Received 18 Aug 2025Flat 2 27 Wellington Square Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1HH
Received 19 Aug 202520 Sandgate Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1BH
Received 19 Aug 2025South Mains Farm Maybole South Ayrshire KA19 8HQ
Received 20 Aug 2025Land At Jelliston House B742 From Council Boundary To A70 Junction At Hillhead Coylton South Ayrshire
Received 21 Aug 202524 Brewlands Road Symington South Ayrshire KA1 5QY
Received 21 Aug 2025Troon Primary School Barassie Street Troon South Ayrshire KA10 6LX
Received 22 Aug 2025Highpark Farm Ayr South Ayrshire KA6 6LT
Received 21 Aug 2025Land To The North Of Little Foulton U76 From U96 Junction South To B739 Junction Monkton South Ayrshire
Received 22 Aug 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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