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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 dates3,679Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 2,363 approved or refused records
53Refused applications
2,310 approved · 53 refused · 186 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01613/PP
Replacement of existing fish farm harvesting station with new harvesting station
Bakkafrost Scotland Ardyne Toward Argyll And Bute
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01614/PPP
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of dwellinghouse
3 And 5 Stewart Street Kirn Dunoon Argyll And Bute PA23 8DS
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01616/PP
Erection of telecommunications equipment compound with 20 metre high lattice tower and associated works including formation of new access track
Land Approximately 4446 Metres South West Of Clashgour Bridge Of Orchy Argyll And Bute
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01623/PP
Change of use of existing field to overspill parking area
Land South Of Ferry Farm Tayinloan Tarbert Argyll And Bute
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01625/PP
Change of use from Class 6 (storage) to part Class 4 (business) to be used as an office workspace, and part Class 5 (general industry) to be used as a workshop and food production space with staff toilets and external alterations
26A Hillfoot Street Dunoon Argyll And Bute PA23 7DS
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01628/PP
Erection of 4 flats and associated works
Land Adjacent To Morvern View Salen Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01629/PP
Change of use of an existing church [Class 10 use Non-Residential Institutions] to a bunk house (20 bed spaces)[Class 7 Hotels & Hostels]
141 Argyll Street Dunoon Argyll And Bute PA23 7DD
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01630/PP
Erection of garden shed to be used as an office
23 Havelock Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 7HQ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01631/PP
Alterations and conversion of farm buildings to form 10 dwellinghouses
The Square Ardlamont Kames Argyll And Bute
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01632/LIB
External and internal alterations to farm buildings to form 10 dwellinghouses
The Square Ardlamont Kames Argyll And Bute
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01633/PPP
Site for the erection of dwellinghouse
Land West Of West Loch Tarbert Caravan Park Tarbert Argyll And Bute
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01635/PP
Erection of fence (retrospective)
Seaview House Bruichladdich Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA49 7UN
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01636/TELNOT
Installation of 1 x 9m light wooden pole
Land West Of Kames Fish Farm Kilmelford Argyll And Bute
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01638/PNMFF
Replacement of feed barge (17.2m x 6m) with proposed feed barge (17.9m x 7m) in the same location
Fishnish B Fish Farm Fishnish Bay Sound Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01639/PNMFF
Replacement of feed barge (21.7m x 13m) with proposed feed barge (17.2m x 6m) in the same location
Lismore North 1 And 2 Loch Linnhe Isle Of Lismore Argyll And Bute
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01640/PNMFF
Replacement of feed barge (17.9m x 7m) with proposed feed barge (27.2m x 7m) in the same location
Fishnish A Fish Farm Fishnish Bay Sound Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01582/PAPEAT
Peatland restoration scheme
Land East Of Loch Carn A Mhaoil Kintour Moss Ardtalla Estate Kildalton Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01641/PNAGRI
Erection of extension to agricultural building
Carry Farm Ardlamont Kames Tighnabruaich Argyll And Bute PA21 2AH
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01642/PP
Erection of a steel clad shed
Land North East Of Druimghigha Bothy Cottage Dervaig Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01643/PNAGRI
Erection of agricultural shed
Low Knockrioch Campbeltown Argyll And Bute PA28 6PN
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01644/SCREEN
Screening opinion for the replacement of existing 70m circumference pens with six 120m circumference pens, install low profile feed barge and transfer consented biomass from Etive 2
Port Na Mine Fish Farm (Etive 3) Inverawe Taynuilt Argyll And Bute PA35 1HU
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01646/TPO
Proposed felling of Birch tree
4 Torwoodhill Torwoodhill Road Rhu Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8LE
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01650/SCOPE
Scoping Opinion for Dunbeg Phase 4 housing development
Dunbeg Phase 4 Land West Of Dunstaffnage Mains Farm Dunbeg Argyll And Bute
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01651/PP
Erection of extension to dwellinghouse
Easter Ellister House Port Charlotte Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA48 7UE
Received 5 Sept 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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