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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908 approved · 18 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
42 Hilary Crescent Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2JU
Received 4 Sept 202533 South Beach Lane Troon South Ayrshire KA10 6ET
Received 5 Sept 2025Knockormal Farm U17 From A77t Junction At Lendalfoot Via Carleton Castle To B734 Junction Near Garnaburn Lendalfoot South Ayrshire KA26 0JL
Received 5 Sept 2025Deer Larder Dalmellington Road Straiton South Ayrshire KA19 7NG
Received 5 Sept 202533 Marr Drive Troon South Ayrshire KA10 6PP
Received 8 Sept 202529 Templeton Crescent Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 1JA
Received 8 Sept 2025Land At Lanes Farm Girvan South Ayrshire KA26 9TH
Received 8 Sept 20256 Sandilands 90 Bentinck Drive Troon South Ayrshire KA10 6JA
Received 8 Sept 2025Girvan Distillery Girvan South Ayrshire KA26 9PT
Received 3 Sept 202512 Hillfoot Crescent Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 3LG
Received 10 Sept 202526 Firth Road Troon South Ayrshire KA10 6TF
Received 10 Sept 202514 Harling Drive Troon South Ayrshire KA10 6NF
Received 10 Sept 2025Sandhills House Southwood Road Monkton South Ayrshire KA9 1UP
Received 10 Sept 2025Erskine House James Street Tarbolton South Ayrshire KA5 5NZ
Received 10 Sept 202517 Dalrymple Street Girvan South Ayrshire KA26 9EU
Received 11 Sept 2025115 High Street Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1QL
Received 11 Sept 202520 Kenmore Avenue Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 2DA
Received 11 Sept 20258 Broun Drive Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 4PD
Received 11 Sept 2025Telecommunications Mast C13 From Assel Road Pinmore Via Tormitchel And Penwhapple Glen To B734 Jucntion At Penkill Girvan South Ayrshire
Received 11 Sept 202517 Dalrymple Street Girvan South Ayrshire KA26 9EU
Received 12 Sept 2025Garton Sundrum Ayr South Ayrshire KA6 6LR
Received 15 Sept 2025Morrison House 2 Racecourse View Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2TS
Received 15 Sept 20256 Ardayre Road Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 1QN
Received 16 Sept 202510A Alloway Place Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2AA
Received 16 Sept 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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