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East Ayrshire planning applications
10,949 applications. 96% approved. 65 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 10,949 planning applications from East Ayrshire. 617 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 96% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
East Ayrshire takes a median of 66 days to decide a planning application, ranking 132 of 148 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/0472/PN Awaiting decision
Hillhouse Newmilns KA16 9LS
Prior Notification for farm-related Building Works (Non-residential)
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26/0004/AMCLB Awaiting decision
14 Portland Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2BS
Application to discharge Condition 1(a)(replacement slates) of Listed Building Consent 26/0247/LB.
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26/0082/AMCPP Awaiting decision
Inchbean Farm Treeswoodhead Road Shortlees Kilmarnock KA1 5LL
Application for Discharge of Condition 19 (Parts A & B) (Protected Species) of Planning Consent 23/0005/S36
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26/0079/AMCPP Awaiting decision
Lethans Corsencon Hill New Cumnock
Application for approval of matters specified in Conditions 8 (Borrow Pits), Condition 11 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan), Condition 19 (Habitat Management Plan), Condition 26 (Peat Landslide Management Plan) of planning permission 25/0554/PP
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26/0080/AMCPP Awaiting decision
Lethans Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Application for approval of matters specified in Condition16 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission 25/0554/PP for the approved Lethans Wind Farm development at Corsencon Hill, New Cumnock
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26/0454/PP Awaiting decision
Land At Glenouther Moor STEWARTON East Ayrshire
Erection of five wind turbines (up to 200m in height) with associated infrastructure, including access tracks, temporary laydown areas, underground cabling, an onsite substation, watercourse crossings, conifer felling, and temporary construction compound
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26/0081/AMCPP Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent To Parkhouse 27 Foulpapple Road Newmilns KA16 9LB
Application to Discharge Conditions 2a (Materials and Finishes), 3a 2511 PC 01, 4a 2511-PC 01, 5a 2511-PC-01, 6 (SATT 0645 Low Carbon Statement)from 25/0608/PP
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26/0448/AD Awaiting decision
22 Nelson Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BD
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia Sign
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26/0446/PP Awaiting decision
105 Mauchline Road Hurlford East Ayrshire KA1 5DE
Proposed replacement and enlargement of dormer and internal alterations
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26/0443/PP Awaiting decision
Kirkwood Farm C125 Dunlop To Crossgates Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3EW
Erection of new dwelling
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26/0444/PP Awaiting decision
Bonded Warehouses Townhead Catrine East Ayrshire
Erection of canopy building, anchored to existing concrete base.
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26/0442/PP Awaiting decision
Lagg Trabbochburn Road Stair
Construction of extension to the rear and platfrom with spiral stair to the side of dwellinghouse
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26/0436/PP Awaiting decision
18 Bank Street Kilmarnock KA1 1HA
Conversion of the existing first-floor office space into 2 residential flats
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26/0438/LDPU Awaiting decision
Norrelgrove 2 Gilmilnscroft Cottages Auchinleck KA18 2NA
Proposed siting of a 12m x 6m lodge-style caravan within the curtilage of 2 Gilmilnscroft Cottage for use as ancillary living accommodation
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26/0430/PP Awaiting decision
55 Titchfield Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1QS
Change of use of second floor flat (right) from flat to short term let.
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26/0429/PP Awaiting decision
55 Titchfield Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1QS
Change of use of second floor flat (left) from flat to short term let.
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26/0432/LB Awaiting decision
Dalmellington Church Knowehead Dalmellington East Ayrshire KA6 7QW
Internal re-configuration of balcony and partition/screen wall, widening of stairway, installation of window ventilation opener on the front (West) elevation and cast-iron gated access on side (North) elevation.
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26/0033/S36AMC Awaiting decision
Land North Of Kilmarnock South Substation And South Of Braehead
Discharge of Condition 18 (Part 1) of Planning Consent 23/0004/S36
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26/0077/AMCPP Awaiting decision
Land At Glasgow Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 6BQ
Discharge of Condition 17A (Public Art) of Planning Consent 25/0303/PP.
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26/0434/PN Awaiting decision
Land At Newton Street Newton Street Catrine East Ayrshire
Forestry buildings for onsite processing and storage.
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26/0022/NMV Awaiting decision
Mill Rig Wind Farm Access Waterhead Peelhill And Linbank Highway Strathaven
Upgrading of existing access track
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26/0425/PP Awaiting decision
Land At Station Road Station Road Mauchline East Ayrshire
Residential development including associated open space, landscaping, drainage infrastructure, access arrangements and associated works.
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26/0422/PP Awaiting decision
23 Main Road Gatehead East Ayrshire KA2 0AR
ERECTION OF DORMER EXTENSION TO REAR ELEVATION
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26/0076/AMCPP Awaiting decision
Lethans Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Application for approval of matters specified in Conditions 8 (Borrow Pits), 11 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan), 16 (Traffic Management Plan), 19 (Habitat Management Plan) and 26 (Peat Landslide Management) of planning permission 25/0554/PP for the approved Lethans Wind Farm development at Corsencon Hill, New Cumnock.
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26/0075/AMCPP Granted
8 Thomas Howie Drive Dunlop KA3 4FA
Discharge of Conditions 2A and 2B (Roof Materials) of Planning consent 26/0143/PP
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26/0413/PP Awaiting decision
Ironworks Cottage 3 Furnace Road Kames Muirkirk East Ayrshire KA18 3QQ
Proposed Attic Conversion with Dormers to Front and Rear
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26/0411/PPP Awaiting decision
Knockshiffnock Farm C61 Darntaggart Brentwood From A70 To B7046 Near Skares Ochiltree East Ayrshire KA18 2RX
Erection of dwellinghouse (Class 9) for agricultural worker's accommodation
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26/0074/AMCPP Awaiting decision
Mill Rig Wind Farm Access Waterhead Peelhill And Linbank Highway Strathaven
Details relating to Wind Farm access track. Application for approval of matters subject to condition (AMCPP) for Condition 13 attached to 21/0440/PP
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26/0410/PP Awaiting decision
Skerrington Mill Farm John Allan Drive Netherthird Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3AF
Change of use of agricultural land for residential (succession) use.
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26/0409/PP Awaiting decision
3 Northgate Ballochmyle Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6JT
Proposed erection of double garage to front of dwelling and outbuilding in rear garden.
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26/0006/EIASCR Decided
Land At Greenside Muirkirk
Construction of free range egg laying unit, formation of hardstanding, access track and other infrastructure
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26/0408/LDPU Granted
Ellisland Cottage Cloncaird Farm B742 From A713 To At South Ayrshire Boundary At Snipe Loch Doon Valley East Ayrshire KA6 6ES
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the construction of a garage
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26/0406/PP Awaiting decision
Glen Avis Loganhill Road Craigens Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3JD
Proposed workshop/shed
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26/0405/AD Awaiting decision
Premier Inn B7064 From A71 Moorfield Roundabout To A759 Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RS
Advertisement of the following types : 1no. Fascia Sign, 1no. infotainment screen, 1no. totem
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26/0072/AMCPP Awaiting decision
Premier Inn B7064 From A71 Moorfield Roundabout To A759 Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2RS
Discharge of Condition 4 (external lighting) of Planning Consent 26/0226/PP (Proposed EV charging station comprising 12 No. EV charging points, amenity kiosk, associated plant, new vehicular access and landscaping)
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26/0404/PP Awaiting decision
Former St Johns Church 84 Wardneuk Drive Onthank Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 2EX
Change of Use, Alterations and Extension of Former Church ( Class 10) to Form Gym ( Class 11)
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26/0073/AMCPP Awaiting decision
East Main Street Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0JG
Discharge of Conditions (3) (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan), (4) (Ecology Pre Commencement Surveys), (7) (Timetable of Construction Works / Illumination Details), (8) (CTMP) and (9) (Drainage Details) of Planning Permission 23/0636/PP (Formation of electricity sub station compound including access, floodlighting and 2.5m fence with biodiversity plan)
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26/0403/PP Awaiting decision
Site Adjacent Glasgow Road And Western Road Shopping Centre Glasgow Road Kilmarnock KA3 1UT
Application made under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to vary Conditions 1, 6 and 7, of Planning Permission 23/0161/PP to amend pre commencement triggers and extend the commencement period.
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26/0402/PP Awaiting decision
3 - 9 John Finnie Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1BL
Change of use from class use 10 to class use 4 Business
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26/0071/AMCPP Granted
1 Fullarton Street Kilmarnock
Discharge of Conditions 2A (acoustic fence details) and 5A (CCTV specifciations) of Planning Consent 25/0136/PP
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26/0401/PP Awaiting decision
Baptist Church Fowlds Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3DG
Change of use from Class 10 (non-residential institution) to Class 1A (shop, financial, professional or other service)
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26/0396/PP Awaiting decision
21 Old Glasgow Road Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 5JJ
Proposed extension to rear and side of dwelling, erection of garage with associated alterations and downtakings.
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26/0397/PP Awaiting decision
1 Bank View Crescent Darvel East Ayrshire KA17 0LB
Erection of single storey side extension.
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26/0399/PP Awaiting decision
Magbiehill Park A735 From Dunlop Road To U26 Clerkland Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 3ES
Change of Use of 13 Class 4 (Business) Units to include Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure)
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26/0400/PP Awaiting decision
Gainford View B778 From U54 Tannacrief To U64 Gainhill Stewarton East Ayrshire KA3 6AR
Proposed erection of garage / store
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26/0394/LB Awaiting decision
Howard Park House Howard Park Drive Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1SA
Proposed demolition of existing extensions and replacement with new extension and internal alterations to create functional, upgraded spaces for East Ayrshire Young Carers
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26/0395/PP Awaiting decision
High Bowhill Farm U33 Woodhead From A71 To C133 Newmilns Newmilns East Ayrshire KA16 9LG
Section 42 application to remove condition 12 of planning consent 22/0356/PP to retain temporary caravan for a further 5 year period.
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26/0391/PP Awaiting decision
Abbey House Sorn Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 6AP
Change of use of an existing dwellinghouse to short-term holiday accommodation (secondary letting).
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26/0393/PP Awaiting decision
The Former Lugton Hotel Lochlibo Road Lugton East Ayrshire KA3 4DZ
Proposed erection of four detached houses and associated roadway and parking
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26/0032/S36AMC Awaiting decision
Lethans U716 Craigshiel From C47 Mansfield Road To Corsencon Hill New Cumnock East Ayrshire
Submission for approval of Condition 23(1) (Fish Monitoring Programme) of planning permission 22/0001/S36 Lethans wind fram extension
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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26/0010/AMCPP Granted
64 Newton Street Catrine East Ayrshire KA5 6RY
Discharge of Condition 4 (Biodiversity Gain) of Planning Consent 25/0168/PP.
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26/0196/PP Granted
A76 / Loganhill Road Junction CUMNOCK
Construction of a load bearing surface on the A76 / Loganhill Road junction to facilitate access to Hare Craig wind farm
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26/0441/TCA Granted
81 Dundonald Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 1TQ
Removal of variegated Holly tree
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26/0263/LB Granted
30 Portland Road Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 2BS
Replacement of 7no. windows to front elevation
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26/0361/LDPU Granted
Land North Of Kilmarnock South Substation And South Of Braehead
Formation of a hardstanding for use as a temporary Site Compound and HGV hub, formation of an access onto the adjoining Site Access Road. Siting of 4 no. portacabins, 1 no. secure storage container and installation of Heras fencing and a gate.
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26/0103/PP Granted
Burnton Farm A76t From Afton Bridgend To C47 Mansefield Road New Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4NW
Erection of house and detached garage and demolition of farm buildings.
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26/0176/PP Granted
Grassyards Farm Grassyards Road New Farm Loch Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA3 6HZ
Change of use to waste transfer facility (Class 5) in retrospect
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26/0303/PP Granted
25-31 King Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1PT
Change of use on ground floor of middle unit only (number 29) Class 1a to Class 3, installation of new windows, re-opening of former window openings and associated alterations.
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26/0354/TCA Granted
14 Stewart Place Catrine East Ayrshire KA5 6QD
Removal of tree
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26/0017/PP Granted
3 Kilmarnock Road Mauchline East Ayrshire KA5 5DB
Painting of gable wall to form mural
The full record
Decisions between 1996 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 10,695 decisions from East Ayrshire between 1996 and 2026, part of 10,949 applications on record. Over that period 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 9,240 granted against 489 refused. The busiest single year was 2019, with 757 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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CD/94/0072/MIN Granted
House Of Water Opencast New Cumnock Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 4QR
Extraction of coal by opencast methods; carrying out associated ancillary operations, erection of plant and buildings, change of use of existing buildings and restoration of the land
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01/0714/CA Withdrawn
26-28 MAIN STREET DUNLOP KILMARNOCK Ayrshire KA3 4AN
Proposed Formation Of Window From Doorway And Demolition Of Existing Store Building At Rear
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01/0744/FL Granted
TAIGLUM YARD LITTLEMILL ROAD DRONGAN AYR Ayrshire KA6 7BP
Proposed Change Of Use From Former Filling Station To Offices
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01/0748/FL Granted
91 MAIN STREET OCHILTREE CUMNOCK AYRSHIRE KA182PE
Proposed Conservatory To Side
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01/0769/FL Granted
21 HOLEHOUSE ROAD KILMARNOCK AYRSHIRE KA3 7AU
Proposed Extension To Existing Family Room
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01/0811/FL Granted
TOLL SERVICE STATION SMALLBURN ROAD MUIRKIRK CUMNOCK AYRSHIRE KA18 3RF
Proposed Installation Of Atm Cash Machine
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01/0710/FL Granted
27 WOODLANDS GROVE KILMARNOCK AYRSHIRE KA3 1TY
Proposed Erection Of Sun Porch To Rear, Utility To Side And Conversion Of Garage To Form Lounge Extension And Extra Room
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01/0791/FL Granted
LAND AT SMALLBURN ROAD MUIRKIRK CUMNOCK Ayrshire KA18 3RF
Proposed Change Of Use Of Vacant Unit To Storage And Packaging Of Animal Foods Suppliles And Retail Unit
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01/0799/FL Granted
5 GLEN CRESCENT DARVEL AYRSHIRE KA17 0BG
Proposed Erection Of New Single Storey Extension To Rear Of Dwellinghouse
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01/0760/FL Granted
11 EARL GREY STREET MAUCHLINE AYRSHIRE KA5 5AB
Proposed Installation Of New Window
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 228 37%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 220 36%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 169 27%
Planning agents in East Ayrshire
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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East Ayrshire Council 100% granted overall 175
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JKM Consultancy 96% granted overall 153
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Munro Architects Ltd 99% granted overall 144
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MG Architectural Services 97% granted overall 132
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QUICKPLANS 100% granted overall 103
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Wylie Shanks Architects 100% granted overall 85
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Thomson Hunter Associates Ltd 87% granted overall 77
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Hunter Conservatories & Sunrooms 100% granted overall 76
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in East Ayrshire
- Annick 1,899
- Ballochmyle 1,312
- Cumnock And New Cumnock 1,460
- Doon Valley 734
- Irvine Valley 1,677
- Kilmarnock East And Hurlford 821
- Kilmarnock North 550
- Kilmarnock South 325
- Kilmarnock West And Crosshouse 2,051
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Applications by postcode district
Common questions
How many planning applications does East Ayrshire decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, East Ayrshire decided 617 planning applications. 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in East Ayrshire?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 65 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many East Ayrshire decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 617 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 37% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 73% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has East Ayrshire decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 10695 decisions from East Ayrshire between 1996 and 2026, out of 10,949 applications on record. Across that whole period 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in East Ayrshire?
July 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 71 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on East Ayrshire's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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East Ayrshire: 10,949 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 617 decided, 96% approved, median 65 days to a decision. 677 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 1996 and 2026: 10,695 in total, 95% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.