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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1,909 approved · 82 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land North Of Roslin Cottage Stirling Road Callander Stirling FK17 8LE
Received 4 May 2020Mixed Use Building Located On Balloch Road Balloch West Dunbartonshire
Received 5 May 2020Land South Of Cuilmuich Carrick Castle Argyll And Bute
Received 7 May 2020Land North West Of Loch Chon Loch Ard Forest
Received 8 May 2020Pine Trees Leisure Park Crianlarich Stirling FK20 8RY
Received 14 May 2020Drymen Primary School Old Gartmore Road Drymen Glasgow G63 0DY
Received 15 May 2020Laburnam Villa 1 Craignavie Road Killin FK21 8SH
Received 15 May 2020Land North Of Stronachlachar Pier Stronachlachar
Received 15 May 2020St Blanes Drymen Road Balloch Alexandria G83 8JY
Received 17 May 2020Land West Of Meall Breac Glenbranter
Received 18 May 2020Tyneshandon Glen Luss Alexandria G83 8PB
Received 19 May 202042 Stirling Road Callander FK17 8DD
Received 20 May 2020Bousd Leny Feus Callander FK17 8AS
Received 21 May 2020Kendrum Burn Edinchip Estate Lochearnhead
Received 25 May 2020Bridge West Of Tigh Na Chuilinn And Bridge West Of Tigh-nan Cairdean Lochearnhead Stirling
Received 25 May 2020Land West Of Drumbeg Quarry South Of Drumbeg Farm Drymen
Received 28 May 2020Mast On Knockour Hill Boturich Road Balloch
Received 29 May 2020100 Balloch Road Balloch West Dunbartonshire
Received 31 May 2020Bridge End Cottage Cashel Rowardennan G63 0AW
Received 2 Jun 2020Blairlusk Lodge Gartocharn Alexandria G83 8NB
Received 3 Jun 2020Land North East Of Arrochar Fire Station Arrochar
Received 4 Jun 2020Ballagan Farm Garage 1 Gartocharn Alexandria G83 8LY
Received 4 Jun 202025 Clairinsh Balloch Alexandria G83 8SE
Received 9 Jun 2020Tyrone Ancaster Road Callander FK17 8EL
Received 9 Jun 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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