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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1,909 approved · 82 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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.
The East Lodge Invertrossachs Road Callander FK17 8HG
Received 31 Jan 2023Land At Carrick Castle (site Of Former Carrick Castle Hotel)
Received 1 Feb 2023Spriggans Ancaster Road Callander FK17 8EL
Received 2 Feb 2023Eastwood 4 Balloch Road Balloch Alexandria G83 8SR
Received 3 Feb 2023Dunbheag Cottage Strone Dunoon PA23 8RX
Received 3 Feb 2023Waterside House South Church Street Callander Stirling FK17 8BN
Received 6 Feb 2023Morven Carrick Castle Lochgoilhead Cairndow PA24 8AF
Received 6 Feb 2023Waterside House South Church Street Callander Stirling FK17 8BN
Received 6 Feb 2023Land To The West Of Ardgarten Loch Long
Received 7 Feb 2023Paircview Gartocharn Alexandria West Dunbartonshire G83 8SB
Received 8 Feb 2023Land To The South-east Of Allt Na Blathaich Loch Eck
Received 8 Feb 2023Dun Dubh Lochard Road Milton Aberfoyle Stirling
Received 9 Feb 2023Land At Crinigart Woods Station Road Gartmore Stirling
Received 9 Feb 2023Knockinreoch Gartness Road Drymen Stirling G63 0AP
Received 8 Feb 2023Glenalbyn House Station Road St Fillans Crieff PH6 2NE
Received 10 Feb 20232 Ari Corner Strachur Argyll And Bute PA27 8DW
Received 13 Feb 202350 Balloch Road Balloch Alexandria G83 8LE
Received 13 Feb 2023Luss Pier Pier Road Luss Argyll And Bute G83 8NY
Received 14 Feb 2023Land West Of Auchrig Port Of Menteith Stirling
Received 14 Feb 2023Shepherds Cottage Auchtubh Balquhidder Lochearnhead FK19 8NZ
Received 14 Feb 2023Callander Golf Club Aveland Road Callander FK17 8EN
Received 17 Feb 2023Tigh Na Craig Luss Alexandria G83 8NU
Received 20 Feb 2023St Columbas Church Shore Road Strone Dunoon PA23 8TB
Received 20 Feb 2023St Columbas Church Shore Road Strone Dunoon PA23 8TB
Received 20 Feb 2023Records 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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