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Argyll and Bute
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Argyll and Bute. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates3,650Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 2,339 approved or refused records
50Refused applications
2,289 approved · 50 refused · 184 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Aug 2021 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building StandardsContact planning Contact PlanningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-Application GuidanceConservation areas Conservation Areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.maki@argyll-bute.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning.olandi@argyll-bute.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning.bandc@argyll-bute.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning.handl@argyll-bute.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiries+441546605522Council source
- General council enquiries+447860064682Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas33 mapped area records
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided24/01015/PP
Change of use from restaurant to takeaway and re-siting of extract flue
50 Argyll Street Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute PA31 8NE
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided24/01016/PP
Change of use from dental surgery (Class 1A) to residential (Class 9) * revised description of development for clarity, as agreed with the applicant on 06.02.25
1 Birch Drive Bowmore Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA43 7JA
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/01051/HH
Reduction in hedge height
Ballarie Old School Road Garelochhead Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 0AT
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided24/01089/PP
Proposed alterations and installation of replacement windows, doors and roof covering
10 Easdale Island Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 4TB
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/01092/LIB
Proposed alterations and installation of replacement windows, doors and roof covering
10 Easdale Island Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 4TB
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/01154/CLWP
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) for erection of garage
The East Gate Lodge Hunters Quay Dunoon Argyll And Bute PA23 8JW
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided24/01167/PP
Change of use of owners accommodation to form guest house accommodation
Strathnaver Dunollie Road Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 5JQ
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decided24/01190/PP
Formation of vehicular access (retrospective)
3 Gartness Cottages Ballygrant Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA45 7QN
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decided24/01206/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse and coffee kiosk/takeaway building
Land South Of 17 Balevullin Isle Of Tiree Argyll And Bute
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/01211/PNAGRI
Erection of agricultural shed
Assapol Farm Bunessan Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute PA67 6DW
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/01231/PP
Erection of rear extension and relocation of external air source heat pump unit
Cladach Bunessan Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute PA67 6DT
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/01232/PNAGRI
Erection of agricultural shed
Rehmor Croft Bunessan Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute PA67 6DL
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/01249/PP
Change of use of land to vehicle parking/storage, including laying of hardcore, erection of boundary wall and formation of access (part retrospective)
Land West Of BT Telephone Exchange Garelochhead Argyll And Bute
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01252/PP
Siting of pod for short term holiday let (retrospective)
Whitehill Farm Campbeltown Argyll And Bute PA28 6NX
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01272/PP
Use of land for the erection of agricultural shed and siting of education room and accommodation pod
School Croft Land Adjacent To The Whins Upper Kilchattan Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01274/PP
Erection of bike shed
Land South Of The Telephone Exchange Off The A847 Bruichladdich Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01296/PP
Extension to holiday park and installation of sewage treatment plant (part retrospective)
Tarbert Holiday Park Tarbert Argyll And Bute PA29 6YF
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01299/PP
Use of existing hardstanding areas for future forestry and renewable energy works
Land At Freasdail Forest Land South Of Grassfield Farm Whitehouse Argyll And Bute
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Awaiting decision24/01321/PPP
Site for the erection of 5 dwellinghouses
Land East Of Lochview Barbour Road Ardpeaton Argyll And Bute
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01353/PP
Erection of timber decking and associated work (part retrospective)
Hall Lochgair Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute PA31 8SB
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01361/PNELEC
A data cable from the container housing electrical equipment (planning permission 21/02701/PP) will be slotted by hand into the turf and run for up to 80m over the headland at Fionn-phort on the east coast of Islay to a fence post which will have both a camera and small, single stem antenna (1.5m in length)
Land Approximately 2142 Metres North East Of Lossit Farm Ballygrant Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01375/ADV
Erection of signage
Helensburgh Cricket And Rugby Club Rhu Road Higher Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8YJ
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01380/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse, detached garage and associated works (amended design to planning permission 10/02035/PP)
Land East Of Tigh-An-Allt Dervaig Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01381/MFF
Replacement of existing 10 x 120m circumference pens with 6 x 160m circumference pens (moving the site centre 99m east) and siting of existing feed barge in a different location
Carradale South Fish Farm Carradale Argyll And Bute
Received 25 Jul 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Argyll and Bute, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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