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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 Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,909 approved · 82 refused · 198 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jan 2019 to 18 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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.
Stucan-t-iobairt Tarbet Arrochar G83 7DL
Received 16 Jan 2020Land Adjacent To Gartenwall Old School Road Gartocharn West Dunbartonshire G83 8SD
Received 17 Jan 2020Land North West Of Carrick Castle Lodge Carrick Castle Cairndow
Received 18 Jan 2020Cameron House Hotel Alexandria G83 8QZ
Received 20 Jan 2020Blairnyle Farm Arden Alexandria G83 8RQ
Received 21 Jan 2020Glencairn Cottage Ardentinny Dunoon PA23 8TR
Received 23 Jan 2020Loch Lomond Shores Ben Lomond Way Balloch West Dunbartonshire
Received 23 Jan 2020Beach Area Loch Lomond Shores Ben Lomond Way Balloch West Dunbartonshire
Received 23 Jan 2020Loch Lomond Shores Ben Lomond Way Balloch West Dunbartonshire
Received 23 Jan 2020Tigh Na Voil Balquhidder Lochearnhead FK19 8PB
Received 24 Jan 2020Tigh Na Loan Main Street Gartmore Stirling FK8 3RJ
Received 24 Jan 2020Rouchnoch Cottage Rowardennan Balmaha Stirling G63 0AR
Received 27 Jan 2020Ground Floor 40 Balloch Road Balloch Alexandria G83 8LE
Received 28 Jan 2020Ground Floor 40 Balloch Road Balloch Alexandria G83 8LE
Received 28 Jan 2020FLS Land At Cruach Benmore Woodland, Glen Massan, Argyll PA23 8RA
Received 29 Jan 2020Loch Eck Scottish Water Compound Near Dunoon Argyll & Bute PA23 8QU
Received 31 Jan 2020Dunmor Leny Road Callander FK17 8AL
Received 31 Jan 2020Montgomery Cottage Main Street Gartmore Stirling FK8 3RN
Received 3 Feb 2020The Anchorage Ardentinny Dunoon PA23 8TR
Received 5 Feb 2020Land Adjacent To Buchanan Crescent Croftamie
Received 7 Feb 2020Campbells Wood West Of Drymen
Received 13 Feb 2020South Cottage Aldochlay Luss Alexandria G83 8NU
Received 16 Feb 2020Land At Argyll Forest Park South West Of Lettermay Lochgoilhead
Received 19 Feb 20202 Tralee Main Street Killin FK21 8UW
Received 21 Feb 2020Records 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 Loch Lomond and the Trossachs 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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