Supplementary planning guidance

29 April 2025

Local development plan

Planning guidance is now split into supplementary guidance which is statutory and forms part of the Local Development Plan (LDP) and non-statutory planning guidance.

The Local Development Plan is supplemented by a suite of supplementary guidance and non-statutory planning guidance including the Placemaking Maps and Action Programmes.

Find out more about Council consultations.

Current consultations

Consultations and closing dates
Consultation	Closing date
Non-statutory planning guidance (Engagement East Ayrshire website): trees and development design peatland and carbon rich soils gardens and designed landscapes	21 March 2025
Stewarton Conservation Area Appraisal (Engagement East Ayrshire website)	4 April 2025

Recent consultations

Recent consultations and closing dates
Consultation	Closing date
There are no current consultations	Not applicable

Supplementary guidance (statutory)

Supplementary guidance (statutory) and dates of adoption
Title	Date of adoption
Affordable Housing (PDF 3.35 MB)	April 2024
Dark Sky Park Lighting (PDF 3.31 MB)	April 2024
Financial Guarantees (PDF 3.03 MB)	April 2024
Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (PDF 1.86 MB)	August 2024
Energy and EV Charging (PDF 13.61 MB)	August 2024
Local Landscape Area (PDF 3.05 MB)	August 2024
Housing in the Countryside (PDF 7.81 MB)	October 2024
Developer Contributions (PDF 1 MB)	October 2024
Design and Placemaking (PDF 2.07 MB) Appendix 1 - Green and Blue Infrastructure (PDF 2.27 MB) Appendix 2 - Householder Development (PDF 724 KB) Appendix 3 - Shopfront Design (PDF 2.9 MB) Appendix 4 - Display of Advertisement (PDF 617 KB)	January 2025
Loudoun Castle and Estate (PDF 18.2 MB)	January 2025
Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) (Engagement East Ayrshire website)	March 2025
Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) (PDF 20 MB)	March 2025

Planning guidance (non-statutory)

Planning guidance (non-statutory) and dates of adoption
Title	Date of adoption
Local Nature Conservation Sites (PDF 26.2 MB)	2024
Skills and Employment Plan (PDF 0.3 MB)	2024
Strategic Woodland Creation (PDF 2.3 MB)	2024
A development framework for the Hagshaw Energy Cluster: Planning for Net Zero (PDF 15.2 MB)	2024
Bank Street and John Finnie Street Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (PDF 5.57 MB)	2024
Catrine Conservation Area Appraisal (PDF 3.56 MB)	2024
Cumnock Conservation Area Appraisal (PDF 4.92 MB)	2024
Cumnock Shop Front Design Guidance (PDF 3.22 MB)	2024
Dalmellington Conservation Area Appraisal (PDF 34.20 MB)	2024
Galston Conservation Area Appraisal (PDF 5.06 MB)	2024
Green Infrastructure Strategy (PDF 2.88 MB)	2024
Knockroon Design code (PDF 3.98 MB)	2024
East Ayrshire Landscape Wind Capacity Study (PDF 15.10 MB)	2024
Mauchline Conservation Area Appraisal (PDF 7.64 MB)	2024
Piersland Park, Kilmarnock Conservation Area Appraisal (PDF 5.21 MB)	2024
Piersland Park, Kilmarnock Design Guidance (PDF 4.34 MB)	2024
Waterside Conservation Area Appraisal (PDF 5.80 MB)	2024
Community Benefits (PDF 2.05 MB)	2024
Kilmarnock Conservation Area Maintenance Guide (PDF 3.17MB)	2007

Other guidance

Other guidance
Title	Date of adoption
Deer Management Statement (PDF 2.54 MB)	2023

Contact Information

Planning and Building Standards

Opera House

8 John Finnie Street

Kilmarnock

KA1 1DD

Telephone: 01563 576790

Email: submittoplanning@east-ayrshire.gov.uk