Building work on a new housing estate in a Coylton field is due to start early next year.
Residents have expressed flooding concerns about the plan for 54 homes behind the primary school, a council meeting last week.
The original planning application was approved last year but developer Lynch Homes has reapplied for permission to change the house designs.
Councillors gave the latest amended proposal the green light at the South Ayrshire Council planning committee.
Coylton Primary’s playground, which sits next to the site in question, has flooded a number of times.
Main Street resident Les Anderson told councillors: “We have serious concerns about the proposed managment of surface water on this site.”
The builders’ agent said a drainage system will rectify the problem.
Councillor Peter Convery said: “It is a bog. If you don’t get the SUDs (drainage system) right you can have difficulties.”
A document from Lynch Homes said a temporary road for construction traffic from the A70 could go through a neighbouring farmer’s road. It requires a separate planning application.
But after the homes are finished traffic would enter through Highpark Road.
The developer is to build a footpath from Highpark Road to the A70 near the primary. The firm is also to pay a sum of cash instead of providing affordable housing according to conditions laid out by council officials.
The new houses would have a link to the existing school footpath from Highpark Road.
Councillor Andy Campbell voted to reject the housing estate bid.
But it got the go-ahead after the majority of councillors voted it through.
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