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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 dates3,705Searchable applications
361Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 2,385 approved or refused records
54Refused applications
2,331 approved · 54 refused · 187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided24/01896/PP
Erection of 5 dwellinghouses and detached garages and formation of vehicular access
Land South Of Railway Station Taynuilt Argyll And Bute
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01897/PP
Erection of 2 dwellinghouses, installation of private sewage treatment system and formation of vehicular access
Land South Of Feolin Ferryhouse Craighouse Isle Of Jura Argyll And Bute
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01898/PP
Erection of whisky distillery together with visitor facilities, long sea outfall, water abstraction, pump house, road improvement and associated infrastructure works
Land At Gartbreck Farm Moss Road Bowmore Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA43 7JG
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01899/SCRSCO
Screening and scoping opinion for habitats regulations appraisal for offshore windfarm
Site North West Of Isle Of Islay And West Of Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01902/PP
Partial change of use of rear yard to form external seating area associated with existing coffee shop (Class 3), alterations and change of use of storage area to form crafting studio (Class 4) and associated works
10 Castle Street Rothesay Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute PA20 9HA
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01908/TELNOT
Installation of wooden pole
Land To The Rear Of 131 Feorlin Way Garelochhead Argyll And Bute
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01910/TELNOT
Installation of 9m wooden pole
Horton Place Helensburgh Argyll And Bute
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01911/TELNOT
Installation of 1 x 10m light wooden pole
Land Outside 133 Sinclair Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01912/PP
Variation of condition 6 of planning permission 22/02603/PP (Erection and operation of a concrete batching plant and associated ancillary infrastructure) relating to operating hours
Rhugarbh Depot Barcaldine Oban Argyll And Bute PA37 1SE
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01913/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse and outbuilding, installation of biodisc treatment plant and formation of vehicular access
Land East Of Achadh Na Mara Fionnphort Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01914/PP
Siting of 2 containers and generator (retrospective)
The Brewery Glenegedale Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA42 7AS
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01915/PP
Siting of generator
Laggan Bay Distillery Glenegedale Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA42 7AS
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01917/PNDEM
Proposed demolition of fire damaged farmhouse
Gartmain Farm Bowmore Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA43 7LW
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01918/TELNOT
Installation of 12 x 9m light wooden poles
A849 Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01919/PP
Alterations and extension
Katie's Cottage Kenovay Farm Kenovay Isle Of Tiree Argyll And Bute PA77 6UU
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01920/PP
Erection of croft house, polytunnels, greenhouse, storage shed and workshop. Formation of access and associated works
Croft 5 Langamull Dervaig Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute PA75 6QS
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01921/PP
Erection of temporary accommodation/annex building
Plot 4 Land South West Of Macaulay's Cottage Kilchrenan Argyll And Bute
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01922/PP
Formation of new access and driveway
Letterwood Schoolhouse Lochawe Dalmally Argyll And Bute PA33 1AQ
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01923/CLWP
Erection of sunroom extension
21 Dhalling Park Kirn Dunoon Argyll And Bute PA23 8FB
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01925/PP
Erection of extension to dwellinghouse
Tighmorangie Skipness Tarbert Argyll And Bute PA29 6XT
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01926/PP
Erection of a 120 metre high meteorological mast for a temporary period of up to 4 years
Land Approximately 2.1 KM North West Of Dunoon And 1.5 KM South West Of Sandbank Argyll And Bute
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01761/PAAGRI
Erection of polycrub
Croft 3 Ulva Ferry Isle Of Mull Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute PA73 6LX
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01927/ELCNOT
New overhead spur
Land South West Aros Farm Campbeltown Argyll And Bute
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/01928/ELCNOT
Installation of new 11KV overhead line
Gunna Isle Of Coll Argyll And Bute
Received 23 Oct 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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