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The Cairngorms National Park
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for The Cairngorms National Park. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
2,170Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 106 approved or refused records
7Refused applications

99 approved · 7 refused · 25 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

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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.

More application records

  1. Local Authority decision2025/0312/DET

    Change of use to Class 1A to form Podiatry Clinic

    Unit 17-8 Spey Valley Business Park Dalfaber Industrial Estate Dalfaber Drive Aviemore PH22 1ST

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  2. Local Authority decision2025/0313/DET

    Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse

    Sunnybrae Auchernach Strathdon Aberdeenshire AB36 8UJ

    Received 25 Nov 2025
  3. Local Authority decision2025/0314/DET

    Erection of external store and fence

    Land 90 Metres South Of Killiecrankie Visitors Centre Killiecrankie Pitlochry PH16 5LG

    Received 17 Nov 2025
  4. Local Authority decision2025/0315/ADV

    Erection of fascia sign

    14 Grampian Road Aviemore Highland PH22 1PD

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  5. Local Authority decision2025/0316/DET

    Use of premises as short term letting unit

    Lynemore Croft Tomintoul Road Grantown-on-spey Highland PH26 3NN

    Received 2 Oct 2025
  6. Local Authority decision2025/0317/DET

    Erection of Outbuilding

    The Bothy Glen Gairn Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5UA

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  7. Local Authority decision2025/0318/DET

    Construct a new forest access and road

    Dalhefour Wood Nr Ballater

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  8. Local Authority decision2025/0319/DET

    Upgrade Existing Forest Access

    Land To North Of Loch Ulachie Ballater

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  9. Local Authority decision2025/0320/DET

    Change of Use of Land to Domestic Curtilage and Erection of Gate and Fence, Replacement Gates and Fence and Installation of Oil Tank

    Viewfield 33 Chapel Brae Braemar AB35 5YT

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  10. Local Authority decision2025/0321/DET

    Construction Of Replacement Bridge and Formation of Access Road

    Land To South Of Relaquheim Edinglassie Estate Strathdon

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  11. Local Authority decision2025/0322/DET

    Erection of extension

    Dellachaple Cromdale Grantown-on-spey Highland PH26 3LW

    Received 26 Nov 2025
  12. Local Authority decision2025/0323/DET

    Installation of ATM

    Land 15M South Of Cafe Mambo 12 - 13 Grampian Road Aviemore

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  13. Local Authority decision2025/0324/PPP

    Erection of house

    Land 100M NE Of Achnagonalin Grantown-On-Spey

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  14. Local Authority decision2025/0329/DET

    Erection of garage

    Heimdal West Terrace Kingussie Highland

    Received 3 Dec 2025
  15. Local Authority decision2025/0330/DET

    Section 42 application to vary condition 1 (22/04464/FUL) - time limit on commencement

    Land 40M NW Of Blacks Grampian Road Aviemore

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  16. Decided2025/0331/DET

    Erection of 9no. flats

    Scottish Ambulance Service Ambulance Station Grampian Road Aviemore Highland PH22 1RT

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  17. Local Authority decision2025/0332/DET

    Extension and alterations

    Strathavon 26 Dalfaber Road Aviemore Highland PH22 1PU

    Received 5 Dec 2025
  18. Local Authority decision2025/0333/DET

    Alterations and extension to washing facilities

    Park House Ballater Caravan Park Anderson Road Ballater AB35 5QW

    Received 10 Dec 2025
  19. Local Authority decision2025/0334/DET

    Installation of rooftop PV array

    Rothiemurchus Centre Inverdruie Aviemore Highland PH22 1QH

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  20. Decided2025/0335/DET

    Formation of 10 wildlife ponds

    Site At Knock House Strathgirnoc Birkhall Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5SR

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  21. Local Authority decision2025/0336/DET

    Formation of access and private way

    Creag Ghiubhais Forest Abergeldie Estate Nr Ballater

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  22. Local Authority decision2025/0337/LAW

    The sub-division of Granite Villa to form 3 separate dwellings and the longstanding use of No2 Granite Villa, Grantown on Spey as STL serviced accommodation

    Flat 2 Granite Villa Woodside Avenue Grantown-on-spey Highland PH26 3JN

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  23. Local Authority decision2025/0338/LAW

    The sub-division of Granite Villa to form 3 separate dwellings and the longstanding use of No1 Granite Villa as STL serviced accommodation

    Flat 1 Granite Villa Woodside Avenue Grantown-on-spey Highland PH26 3JN

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  24. Local Authority decision2025/0339/DET

    Alterations and Extension to Domestic Building

    Struan Crathie Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5TJ

    Received 18 Dec 2025

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

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Researching a proposal in The Cairngorms National Park

Start 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.

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What these statistics cover

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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