Apply for planning permission

Before you start

• You need to submit relevant plans, drawings and information
• Make sure you have the correct supporting documents
• You need your reference number to pay your fee
• You pay your fee after submitting your application

Visit the ePlanning.scot website to make an application.

The following applications can't be made through the ePlanning.scot website, but can be made directly to us:

•  Download the initiation of development notice
•  Download the completion of development notice
•  Download an application form for non-material variation
  • Guidance note for non-material variations
•  Download an application form for pre-application enquiry
  • Guidance note for pre-application enquiries
•  Download the free guidance note (Effective from 01 April 2022)

Email completed forms to planning.development@south-ayrshire.gov.uk.

Timescales

We'll respond within 20 working days from when we get your application and fee. We'll write to you to confirm if your application is valid and ready to process.

Please note, due to Covid-19, planning applications may take longer than normal to process. 

Fees

Calculate your fees on the ePlanning.scot website.

Pre-application advice

All planning applications are decided in accord with the policies contained in the Local Development Plan (LDP), unless there are material planning considerations that indicate otherwise.

There's also guidance contained in the Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG). For example, if you're proposing a house extension, then the Householder Design Guide is relevant.  If you're proposing a development and want to see what policies apply and how your application will be assessed, then please read the relevant parts of these documents.