Planning Services

Welcome to Planning Services

The South Ayrshire Planning Service is here to help you. If you wish further information about the contents of the online planning pages or advice on a specific part of the planning service please contact us.

The e-planning applications register is now available.

Use this interactive applications register to search and view applications, related property details and weekly lists for planning applications in your area.

  • Search for any application submitted by address, case number, applicant name or agent.
  • View planning history back to 1987 for all properties in South Ayrshire.
  • View information on all planning applications submitted by a particular architect or agent.
  • Track the progress of an outstanding planning application.
  • View the latest Ordnance Survey MasterMap mapping and up to date planning information.
  • Interactively query the map to find out the planning history for properties displayed on the map.
  • See aerial photography while viewing planning applications.
  • Generate your own weekly planning lists for registered applications and decisions issued.
  • View all appeals lodged with the Council for a given year.

Planning Development

The main functions of Planning Development are:

  • Planning Applications;
  • Listed Building Applications;
  • Conservation Areas;
  • Advertisement Consent Application;
  • All appeals relative to the above categories;
  • Providing Screening Opinions for Environmental Assessments;
  • Investigation of potential breaches of planning control;
  • Hazardous Substance Consents;
  • Mineral Consents;
  • Non Material Variations;
  • Provision of Property Information;
  • Development Monitoring;
  • Development Data Collection;
  • Farm and Forestry Notifications;
  • Providing pre-application planning advice; and
  • Telecommunication Industry Notifications.

Local Planning Services

The main functions of Local Planning are:

  • Affordable Housing in new housing development
  • Policy advice on implementation
  • preparation of statutory development plans, most particularly the South Ayrshire Local Plan;
  • contributing to preparation of the Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan;
  • preparation and review of planning policy;
  • preparation of master plans and development briefs;
  • collection, analysis and presentation of demographic and other land use information including census 2001;