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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908 approved · 18 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lancaster House Monkton Road Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 2PB
Received 12 Aug 2026Ladyyard Farm C35 From B744 Jucntion At Largietoll Cottage East To Council Boundary At Mossgiel Tunnel Mauchline South Ayrshire KA5 5LN
Received 13 Aug 2026Muirhouse Building Kilmarnock Road Monkton South Ayrshire KA9 2RJ
Received 13 Aug 2026Auchenkyle Southwood Road Troon South Ayrshire KA10 7EL
Received 14 Aug 20262 Monument Road Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2RJ
Received 14 Aug 20262A Monument Road Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2RJ
Received 14 Aug 202615 Cedar Road Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 3PE
Received 17 Aug 2026Garage Tarbolton South Ayrshire KA5 5NJ
Received 17 Aug 202637 Miller Road Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2AX
Received 18 Aug 202637 Miller Road Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 2AX
Received 18 Aug 2026Garton Sundrum Ayr South Ayrshire KA6 6LR
Received 18 Aug 2026161 High Street Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1QW
Received 18 Aug 2026161 High Street Ayr South Ayrshire KA7 1QW
Received 18 Aug 202610 Kirkland Street Maybole South Ayrshire KA19 7HD
Received 19 Aug 2026Land Opposite Townend Terrace/Main Street Junction Main Street Symington South Ayrshire
Received 19 Aug 2026Scout Hut Adamton Road South Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 2BD
Received 19 Aug 202621 Winston Avenue Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 2EZ
Received 20 Aug 2026Middlerigg Cottage Coylton South Ayrshire KA6 6LX
Received 20 Aug 20263 Collenan Avenue Loans South Ayrshire KA10 7HE
Received 20 Aug 202629 Ottoline Drive Troon South Ayrshire KA10 7AN
Received 20 Aug 2026Land At Entrance Of Castle Drive Coylton South Ayrshire
Received 21 Aug 20262A Peebles Street Ayr South Ayrshire KA8 8DS
Received 21 Aug 20266A Boyd Street Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 1JZ
Received 21 Aug 202614 Caerlaverock Avenue Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 1HS
Received 24 Aug 2026Records 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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