PlanningLens holds 1,153 decisions from the North Ayrshire planning portal. The headline approval rate is currently withheld on data-quality grounds.
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in North Ayrshire, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | – | – | 1,065 | – |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | – | – | 170 | – |
| Trees | – | – | 129 | – |
| Other | – | – | 96 | – |
| Listed Building | – | – | 70 | – |
| Advertisement | – | – | 59 | – |
| Discharge of Conditions | – | – | 6 | – |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
Check my postcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Coast | – | – | 391 | – |
| Garnock Valley | – | – | 197 | – |
| Arran | – | – | 159 | – |
| Saltcoats And Stevenston | – | – | 124 | – |
| Irvine West | – | – | 122 | – |
| Irvine South | – | – | 112 | – |
| Irvine East | – | – | 106 | – |
| Kilwinning | – | – | 97 | – |
| North Coast And Cumbraes | – | – | 60 | – |
| Ardrossan | – | – | 56 | – |
| Ardrossan And Arran | – | – | 51 | – |
| Dalry And West Kilbride | – | – | 50 | – |
| Kilbirnie And Beith | – | – | 34 | – |
| Saltcoats | – | – | 15 | – |
How North Ayrshire’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, unchanged since 2021.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00611/PP Garnock Valley | Erection of extension to form kitchen, office and store | Approved |
| 26/00558/PP Arran | Raising of the roof ridge height, erection of an extension to the rear and a fro | Approved |
| 26/00607/PP Arran | Change of use to Class 3 (cafe) including alterations to fenestration | Approved |
| 26/00587/PP Ardrossan | Erection of detached single storey garden room (retrospective) | Approved |
| 26/00572/PP Irvine East | Formation of 2 no. additional window openings to the rear elevation and 1 no. wi | Approved |
| 26/00567/LBC North Coast | Replacement of roofing and installation of solar arrays to central byre | Approved |
| 26/00568/PP North Coast | Replacement of roofing and installation of solar arrays to central byre | Approved |
| 26/00561/PP North Coast | Erection of garden room | Approved |
| 26/00182/PP Arran | Erection of 5 Glamping pods and a sauna cabin. | Approved |
| 26/00586/PP Arran | Erection of extension to side, including attic conversion to form two dormers to | Approved |
See what has been approved and refused near your address. The property report covers the 20 nearest decisions, refusal patterns in your ward and approval rates by project type, drawn from North Ayrshire's 1,153 decisions.
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PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for North Ayrshire on data-quality grounds. Decision volumes are still published.
PlanningLens holds 1,153 planning decisions from North Ayrshire. The approval and refusal split is withheld along with the headline rate.
PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for North Ayrshire. Ward and project-type breakdowns for this council are withheld on the same basis.