South Ayrshire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
South Ayrshire Council decided more than 690 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 1% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on South Ayrshire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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2 September 2026 · Approved
Sandyford Smithy Monkton South Ayrshire KA9 2SP · 25/00162/APP
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8 July 2026 · Approved
Erection of 10 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land At Manse Road Coylton South Ayrshire · 26/00131/APP
Figures for South Ayrshire Council
| Applications decided | more than 690 |
|---|---|
| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 1%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 14 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | Too few appeals |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 31plan adopted 2022 |
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.