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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 dates3,689Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 2,371 approved or refused records
53Refused applications
2,318 approved · 53 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown24/01714/ELCNOT
Installation of new 11KV overhead line
Gunna Isle Of Coll Argyll And Bute
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01719/PP
Alterations, extension, relocation of air source heat pump and installation of a private drainage system.
Colonsay And Oronsay Parish Church Scalasaig Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute PA61 7YW
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01720/PP
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
Morvich Argyll Road Kilcreggan Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 0JR
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01721/PP
Replacement of existing conservatory with sun room
7 West Abercromby Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 9LJ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01724/NMA
Non material amendment relative to Planning Permission 13/02198/PP - Erection of 4 dwellinghouses, installation of septic tanks and formation of vehicular accesses - Plot 4 - Windows/doors reconfgured on NE, NW and SW elevations, additional flue terminating above roof level, clarification of materials including stonework above sliding doors and aluminium framed floor height windows/sliding doors, no. of rooflights increased on front (NE) elevation
Land South West Of Macaulays Cottage Kilchrenan Taynuilt Argyll And Bute PA35 1HE
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01729/LIB
Erection of signage (non illuminated)
The Dove Centre 19 - 21 Stevenson Street Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 5NA
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01730/PP
Extension to existing burial ground
Burial Ground Calgary Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01731/PP
Installation of roof mounted solar panels
Sheina Marshall Building Scottish Marine Institute Dunstaffnage Dunbeg Oban Argyll And Bute PA37 1QA
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01732/PP
Proposed loft conversion and erection of garden building
38 Craigmore Road Rothesay Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute PA20 9ES
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01733/PP
Formation of fenced play area for children and installation of composting toilet
The 1745 House Dunollie Ganavan Road Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 5TT
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01734/PNWAY
Formation of forest track
Dunderave Forest Inveraray Argyll And Bute
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01735/PP
Demolition of rear laundry room and outbuildings located within rear yard, alteration and extension to shop within the rear yard, together with extending shop into adjoining property
Gordons Chemist 52A Sinclair Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8TQ
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01736/LIB
Demolition of rear laundry room and outbuildings located within rear yard, alteration and extension to shop within the rear yard, together with extending shop into adjoining property
Gordons Chemist 52A Sinclair Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8TQ
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01737/NMA
Non Material Amendment relative to Planning Permission 23/01554/PP Erection of dwellinghouse and installation of shared access - Change from a slate roof to a box profile tin roof
Plot 2 Land North Of Fountainhead Bunessan Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01579/PAWAY
Formation of ATV forest tracks
Ardmore Forest Glengorm Road Glengorm Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01489/PAWAY
Upgrade and extension of existing forest track
Glen Forsa Woodland Glenforsa Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01742/TPO
Various tree works
Dalriada Glencruitten Road Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 4PU
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01743/TPO
Proposed felling of 1x beech tree and 1x birch tree
58 James Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 9LX
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01744/NMA
Non material amendment relative to Planning Permission 22/01495/PP Erection of dwellinghouse with attached garage, installation of biodisc treatment plant and formation of vehicular access - Removal of garage and replace with an independent prefabricated outbuilding due to construction costs/budgets
Land North Of Tigh Na Mhonaidh Fionnphort Isle Of Mull Argyll PA66 6BL
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01745/PP
Erection of extension to caravan
28 Rosneath Castle Caravan Park Rosneath Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 0QS
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01746/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land At Saorphin Farm Bunessan Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01749/PP
Erection of extension
Taigh An Uillt Burnside Furnace Inveraray Argyll And Bute PA32 8XN
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01750/LIB
Removal of external cement plinth
Kilbride Farmhouse Barbreck Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute PA31 8QW
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01754/CONAC
Complete demolition of former public toilets and store
Former Public Toilets & Store Albert Pier East Princes Street Rothesay Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute
Received 24 Sept 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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