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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in East Ayrshire

Planning outcomes in East Ayrshire are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 12.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,112 real decisions·9 wards·Updated March 2026
100.0%
Highest: Kilmarnock North
87.9%
Lowest: Irvine Valley
12.1%
Gap
9
Wards
95.6% approved overall. But 49 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in East Ayrshire shifts your odds by up to 12.1%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 9 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Kilmarnock North40400
100.0%
2Ballochmyle1451441
99.3%
3Doon Valley93921
98.9%
4Kilmarnock East And Hurlford70691
98.6%
5Cumnock And New Cumnock2212165
97.7%
6Kilmarnock West And Crosshouse1371334
97.1%
7Kilmarnock South22211
95.5%
8Annick25723522
91.4%
9Irvine Valley11610214
87.9%
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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in Kilmarnock North but face serious resistance in Irvine Valley.
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What the data tells us

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A 12.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Kilmarnock North approves 100.0% of applications while Irvine Valley approves just 87.9%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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More East Ayrshire planning data

Methodology: Covers 1,112 planning decisions in East Ayrshire, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from East Ayrshire Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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