Guidance on planning applications

Planning application forms provide current guidance on planning applications, including:

• guidance for applicants and agents
• information regarding fees
• information on development on contaminated land
• design and access statements
• equalities through inclusive design

Please download the documents or contact us for further information.

Other planning guidance

• Short-term lets planning guidance
• Pre-application planning guidance
• Planning Scheme of Delegation
• Heads of Planning Scotland: Guidance on submitting a planning application (PDF 1.54 MB)
• Planning Guidance for Agricultural Prior Notification
• All about the planning register
• Details of the planning appeals process
• About planning consultations
• Guidance on planning decision notices
• Planning design guidance for East Ayrshire
• How the planning system works with commercial properties
• How the planning system works with residential properties
• Information about conservation areas
• Information on listed buildings
• About planning enforcement, including high hedges
• About advertisement control areas
• Supplementary planning guidance including the Knockroon design code and wind energy development
• Planning and Building Standards Privacy Notice 
• E-Planning Acceptable Use Policy

Note: Planning permission does not grant a Building Warrant, even if the proposed development is exempt from the need for planning permission you may still require a Building Warrant.

Planning Aid Scotland

Planning Aid Scotland is an educational charity that offers a free, impartial and confidential Advice Service, provided by chartered planners (volunteers and staff).

The Advice Service helps individuals, community groups and business start-ups with planning, whether about your own home/building or wider planning issues in your community. 

Architects Registration Board

As a local authority we are unable to recommend an individual architect.

However, in order to safeguard members of the public, homeowners and developers and help them make an informed decision you can use the following link to the Architects Registration Board (ARB).

The ARB regulates the architects profession in the UK and maintains the Architects Register in the UK and you can check that the person you are considering to use as an architect is genuine.