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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1,909 approved · 82 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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 Old Smiddy Haldane Terrace Alexandria G83 8ER
Received 2 Oct 2023Ptarmigan Lodge Balmaha Glasgow G63 0AR
Received 2 Oct 2023Gartnerichnich Aberfoyle Stirling FK8 3TP
Received 3 Oct 2023Gartnerichnich Aberfoyle Stirling FK8 3TP
Received 2 Oct 2023Monachyle Mhor Hotel Balquhidder Lochearnhead FK19 8PQ
Received 4 Oct 2023Existing Forest Road on Western side of Loch Eck.
Received 4 Oct 2023Taigh Na Bhuth Lochearnhead FK19 8PR
Received 9 Oct 2023Taigh Na Bhuth Lochearnhead FK19 8PR
Received 9 Oct 2023Shantron Cottage Arden Alexandria G83 8RH
Received 9 Oct 2023Acharn Forest Killin Stirling FK21 8RA
Received 9 Oct 2023Strathgartney Cottage Duncraggan Road Brig O Turk Callander FK17 8HT
Received 9 Oct 2023The Former Torpedo Factory Site Arrochar Argyll And Bute G83 7AD
Received 10 Oct 2023Loch Voil Hostel Monachyle Tuarach Glenbuckie Road Balquhidder Stirling FK19 8PB
Received 11 Oct 2023Crosskeys Highfield Road Glen Fruin Helensburgh G84 9EE
Received 11 Oct 2023Land East Of Grianan Balquhidder Stirling
Received 11 Oct 2023Loch Earn Sailing Club St Fillans Crieff PH6 2NG
Received 12 Oct 202341 Ballyhennan Crescent Tarbet Arrochar G83 7DB
Received 12 Oct 2023Bridgend House 6 Bridgend Callander Stirling FK17 8AG
Received 13 Oct 2023Burnbrae Cottage 6 Clifton Road Tyndrum Stirling FK20 8SA
Received 3 Oct 2023Land Northeast Of Gart House Doune Stirling FK17 8LE
Received 13 Oct 2023Ashridge Drymen Road Balloch Alexandria G83 8HT
Received 16 Oct 2023Moorend Invertrossachs Road Callander FK17 8HG
Received 16 Oct 2023Ardroy Cottage Lochgoilhead Cairndow PA24 8AE
Received 16 Oct 2023Strathyre Village Hall Main Street Strathyre Stirling FK18 8NB
Received 17 Oct 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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