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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · National park authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for The Cairngorms National Park. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
99 approved · 7 refused · 25 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Nov 2020 to 17 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
Car Park At War Memorial Bellabeg Strathdon Aberdeenshire AB36 8UH
Received 21 Jul 2025Land 7M SW Of Ogilvy Car Restoration Unit 14 Woodlands Industrial Estate Woodlands Terrace Grantown-On-Spey
Received 24 Jun 2025Croughly Farm Conglass Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9EN
Received 21 Jul 2025Land East Of Torin View Ardgeith Farm Glendeskry Strathdon Aberdeenshire
Received 21 Jul 202534 Lairig Ghru View Aviemore PH22 1AR
Received 21 Jul 2025Land To West Of Clashnettie Art Centre Glendeskry Strathdon AB36 8XL
Received 22 Jul 2025Geanbrae Cottage Dinnet Aboyne AB34 5PL
Received 22 Jul 2025Mains Of Logie Farmhouse Dinnet Aboyne AB34 5LU
Received 2 Jul 2025Dinnet Garage Dinnet Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5JY
Received 22 Jul 2025Land 45M NW Of Upper Finlarig Dulnain Bridge Grantown-On-Spey
Received 22 Jul 202514 - 16 The Square Grantown-on-spey Highland PH26 3HG
Received 25 Jul 2025North Lodge Dinnet House Dinnet Aboyne AB34 5LP
Received 23 Jul 2025Tigh Nan Ruadh Bridge Of Tilt Pitlochry PH18 5SX
Received 28 Jul 2025Glengairn 12 Braemar Road Ballater AB35 5RL
Received 1 Aug 202550 Croila Road Kingussie Highland PH21 1PB
Received 30 Jul 2025Bell Cottage Station Road Newtonmore Highland PH20 1AR
Received 5 Aug 2025Lochgorm Grantown-on-spey Highland PH26 3PR
Received 6 Aug 20252 Creag A Ghreusaiche Aviemore Highland PH22 1LD
Received 8 Aug 20252 Golf Road Ballater AB35 5RE
Received 13 Aug 20252 Pannanich Road Ballater AB35 5PA
Received 13 Aug 2025Juniper Cottage 29 Mar Road Braemar AB35 5YL
Received 14 Aug 2025Juniper Cottage 29 Mar Road Braemar Aberdeenshire AB35 5YL
Received 14 Aug 2025Land North Of 22 Lairig Ghru View Aviemore
Received 30 Jul 2025West Auchnerran Steading Logie Coldstone Tarland Aberdeenshire
Received 18 Aug 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for The Cairngorms National Park, 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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