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Scotland · National park authority
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 dates2,170Searchable 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99 approved · 7 refused · 25 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and developmentContact planning Helpful planning contactsLocal plan Local Development PlanPre-application advice Pre-application advice
Council contacts
- General council enquiries+441479873535Council 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 areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
A boundary map is not available for this authority yet. Use council conservation-area and Article 4 guidance above where linked.
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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
- Local Authority decision2026/0053/DET
Erection of shed (Retrospective)
59 Golf Road Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5RU
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0054/ADV
Installation of digital advert board
Esso Service Station Perth Road Newtonmore Highland
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0056/PPP
Erection of house
Land West Of Craigmore Nethy Bridge PH25 3ED
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0057/DET
Alterations and extension
Camerorie Camerory Road Grantown-on-spey Highland PH26 3PR
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0058/DET
Application under Section 42 - Erection of dwellinghouse without compliance with Condition 2 (Occupancy) of Planning Permission Reference S001214PP
Culsten Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5SH
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0059/DET
Extension and alterations
Mains Of Curr Farmhouse Dulnain Bridge Grantown-on-spey Highland PH26 3LU
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0060/DET
Install additional mountain biking downhill run on the existing buzzard lift (shown as trail 4)
The Lecht Ski Centre Corgarff Strathdon Aberdeenshire AB36 8YP
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0061/DET
Demolition of house, erection of replacement house and garage
Blinkbonny Boat Of Garten Highland PH24 3BX
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0062/DET
Application under Section 42 to amend Condition 1 (duration of permission) of 22/01665/FUL for change of use of land to extend caravan park by 20 stances
Kingussie Caravan Site Gynack Road Kingussie Highland
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0063/DET
Erection of ancillary domestic building
6 Dee Street Ballater AB35 5RH
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0064/DET
Erection of dwellinghouse
Land To West Of Mains Of Monaltrie Ballater
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0065/DET
Erection of workshop
Land 50M SE Of Scottish Water Kingussie Wastewater Treatment Works Manse Road Kingussie
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0066/DET
Erection of extensions
Top Cottage Auchnahannet Road Grantown-on-spey Highland PH26 3PL
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0067/DET
Use of property as short term letting unit and erect raised platform
The Bungalow Gordonhall B970 Ruthven Road Kingussie - Insh Kingussie Highland PH21 1NR
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0068/DET
Formation of access
Cummerton Bellabeg Strathdon Aberdeenshire AB36 8UP
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0069/DET
Use of property as short term letting unit
The Lookout 3 Lodge Lane High Burnside Aviemore Highland
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0070/DET
Use of property as short term let and house
The Firs Middle Terrace Kingussie Highland PH21 1EY
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0071/DET
Erection of porch
Sonas Dell Road Nethy Bridge Highland PH25 3DG
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0072/DET
Erection of a garden building
Woodlands St Andrew's Crescent Bridge Of Tilt Pitlochry Perth And Kinross PH18 5TA
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0073/DET
Erect extension
Aspen Cottage Nethy Bridge Highland PH25 3DH
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0074/DET
Erection of croft house
Caravan Historical Feshieside Croft Achlean Road Feshie Bridge Highland
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0076/DET
Extension to existing agricultural shed
Land 980M Sw Of The Rumach Nethy Bridge
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0077/DET
Use of premises as short term letting unit
11 Richardson Road Advie Grantown-on-Spey Highland PH26 3LR
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Local Authority decision2026/0078/DET
Construction of replacement bridge
Land 535M North Of Sherramore Lodge Laggan Newtonmore Highland
Received 2 Mar 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching 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.
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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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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