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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 dates3,665Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 2,352 approved or refused records
51Refused applications
2,301 approved · 51 refused · 185 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01551/PPP
Site for the erection of 2 dwellinghouses
Land North West Of Dalansaig Clachan Seil Oban Isle Of Seil Argyll And Bute
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01552/LIB
Replace existing external timber door with new aluminium door, alterations to existing timber exit doors to open outward for fire escape purposes and installation of concrete final exit platt and steps to final exit door
Cardross Crematorium Cardross Dumbarton Argyll And Bute G82 5HD
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01553/PP
Installation of kiosks, formation of layby and erection of boundary fencing
Land Adjacent To Conisby Service Reservoir Conisby Bruichladdich Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01554/PPP
Site for the erection of dwellinghouse
Land North East Of 4 Kilkenneth Isle Of Tiree Argyll And Bute
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01555/PP
Erection of 19 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land South Of Sealladh Loch Na Dala (Phase 5) Bowmore Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01556/PP
Installation of air source heat pump
Flat 2/2 Govandale Kilchattan Bay Isle Of Bute Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute PA20 9NJ
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01557/PP
Erection of 3x outbuildings
Ard Torna Barcaldine Oban Argyll And Bute PA37 1SE
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01558/PP
Change of use, conversion and extension of a redundant church hall [Class 10] to create a 2 bed dwellinghouse [Class 9] and change of use of land to form garden curtilage.
Church Strachur Argyll And Bute
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/01559/FDP
Long Term Forest Plan
Achnafad Woodland Tayinloan Argyll And Bute
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01562/HH
Reduction in hedge height
36 High Road Port Bannatyne Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute PA20 0PP
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01563/PP
Erection of extension to dwellinghouse; use of adjacent vacant land as residential curtilage and creation of parking area
10 High Park Tarbert Argyll And Bute PA29 6TH
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01564/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land East Of New Rivendell Wildwood Ardfern Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01565/LIB
Erection of extension, alterations to internal layout, formation of new window opening, enlargement of existing window, replacement of existing double glazed windows with new sliding timber sash and case double glazed units and change of use of dwellinghouse to form short term holiday letting unit
Rhuvaal Lighthouse Bunnahabhain Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA44 7PW
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01566/PP
Erection of extension and change of use of dwellinghouse to form short term holiday letting unit
Rhuvaal Lighthouse Bunnahabhain Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA44 7PW
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01567/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse, detached garage/workshop and formation of vehicular access
Plot 2 Imeraval Port Ellen Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/01568/SCREEN
Screening opinion for proposed waste transfer station
Blackhill Depot Luss Road Helensburgh Argyll And Bute
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01571/PP
Renewal of planning permission reference 21/01862/PP (Alterations and conversion of loft to form additional living accommodation)
83 Sinclair Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8TR
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01574/LIB
Main building fire damaged roof reinstatement, re-roofing of annexe, installation of replacement windows, doors, roof finials, formation of new balcony style rooflight and internal alterations
Carloch Garelochhead Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 0EL
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01575/PP
Replacement of front and rear porch with front and rear extension and erection of side extension
3 Finnish Houses Ford Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute PA31 8RH
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01576/PP
Erection of annexe for short term holiday letting and family purposes
Treetops Glencruitten Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 4QB
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01577/PP
Demolition of residential annex known as Diarmid Cottage and proposed alterations and installation of 3 dormer windows to Tighnamara
Tighnamara Dunbeg Oban Argyll And Bute PA37 1PX
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01578/PP
Main building fire damaged roof reinstatement, re-roofing of annexe, installation of replacement windows, doors, roof finials and formation of new balcony style rooflight
Carloch Garelochhead Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 0EL
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/01579/PNWAY
Formation of ATV forest tracks
Ardmore Forest Glengorm Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/01580/PNWAY
Formation of ATV tracks
Lettermore Woodland Aros Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 28 Aug 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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