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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates3,704Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 2,384 approved or refused records
54Refused applications
2,330 approved · 54 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01859/TPO
Lopping of branches and dead stumps and crown reduction of various trees
Courthill Kilkerran Road Campbeltown Argyll And Bute PA28 6JL
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01860/NMA
Non-material amendment of 22/02427/PP 'Erection of extensions to dwellinghouse; use of adjacent vacant land as residential curtilage; erection of garage and car port; formation of vehicular access; and creation of parking area'
1 Anne Terrace Kames Tighnabruaich Argyll And Bute PA21 2AA
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01861/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/01185/PP (Erection of extension) Pitch of roof to rear of property to be altered.
The Anchorage Ardrishaig Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute PA30 8ER
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01862/PP
Proposed upgrade of 580m of stock fencing to deer fencing
Avonvogie Woods Bowmore Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01863/PP
Alterations to dwellinghouse including replacement roof covering and windows, new cladding to front and gable elevations and infilling of two existing windows
1 Empress Road Rhu Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8LT
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01868/ADV
Installation of projecting sign (illuminated)
28 West Princes Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8TD
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01869/PP
Section 42 application to planning permission 19/02544/PP (Construction of wind farm comprising of 9 wind turbines (maximum blade tip height 145m), formation of 5.6km new access track, erection of substation building, welfare building, temporary construction compound and 2 borrow pits) to vary condition 2 of appeal decision (case reference PPA-130-2084) to extend the commencement of development deadline by 3 years to 07/11/2028
Creag Dhubh Windfarm Creag Dubh North East Of Strachur Village Argyll And Bute
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01870/PP
Replacement of windows and installation of french doors to the rear of property. Erection of porch, garden shed and alterations (part retrospective)
59 Easdale Island Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 4TB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01871/TPO
Felling and crowning of various trees
Whin Cragg Dervaig Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute PA75 6QJ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01872/TPO
Proposed felling of 2 Yew trees
Ingleside Big Brae Tarbert Argyll And Bute PA29 6UQ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01873/PP
Removal of timber garage, erection of double garage/shed, formation of driveway and associated works
45 Mountstuart Road Rothesay Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute PA20 9EB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01875/PP
Section 42 application for the removal of condition 2 relative to planning permission reference 11/00875/PP (Redevelopment of 2 existing barns, 1 stable building and a static caravan to erect a dwellinghouse and form a new private vehicular access)
Land North East Of Altnavullin Benderloch Oban Argyll And Bute PA37 1QS
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01876/PP
Siting of modular building to provide additional staff welfare accommodation
Forestry Depot Cairnbaan Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute PA31 8SQ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01880/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 22/00782/PP (To construct and operate a 132/275 kilovolt (kV) GIS substation and associated infrastructure. The finished platform level for the substation has been reduced from 209.00 m A.O.D. to 208.00 m A.O.D. and the external dimensions of the 2 main substation buildings have been reduced in size.
Land Approximately 2.5 Km South West Of Cladich Argyll And Bute
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01882/PP
Change of use of land to form timber storage and firewood processing area (part retrospective)
Na Tri Gleann Sandbank Dunoon Argyll And Bute PA23 8QS
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01883/TPO
Felling of two Giant Sequoia trees and one Blue Atlas Cedar tree
5 East Abercromby Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 7SP
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01884/PP
Erection of single storey extension to dwellinghouse, including timber decking at rear of extension
11 Drumfork Road Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 7TN
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01886/TELNOT
Installation of 2 x 9m light wooden poles
St Michael Drive Helensburgh Argyll And Bute
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01888/TELNOT
Installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
Land Along Barbreck Road (U024) Barbreck Argyll And Bute
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01890/PP
Change of use from Class 1A Shop to Class 10 Non-Residential Institution
192 Argyll Street Dunoon Argyll And Bute PA23 7HA
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01891/TPO
Proposed felling of 1 x Ash Tree
Land Adjacent To Anvil House Front Street Inveraray Argyll And Bute
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01892/PP
Change of use of common area/office to form 1 bedroom flat
5 The Flats Bunessan Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute PA67 6DG
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01894/TELNOT
Installation of 9m pole
Land Outside 2 Diana Vernon Court Helensburgh Argyll And Bute
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01895/TELNOT
Installation of 1 x 10m pole
Land Opposite 5 Monaebrook Place Helensburgh Argyll And Bute
Received 17 Oct 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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