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West Dunbartonshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Dunbartonshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates46Searchable applications
35Recorded as pending
100%Approval rate · 9 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
9 approved · 0 refused · 2 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jun 2026 to 15 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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, Building StandardsContact planning Contact Planning and Building StandardsLocal plan Development PlanningPre-application advice Pre-application processesConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.management@west-dunbarton.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01419517930Council 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
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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.
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- Pending ConsiderationDC26/177/CPL
Main Street resurfacing, footway widening, new informal pedestrian crossing, short-stay/disabled/loading bay and street furniture. Mitchell Way paving resurfacing, sustainable urban drainage (rain gardens), replacement street lighting and enhancements to pedestrian closes linking adjacent car parks.
Mitchell Way And Main Street Alexandria
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/178/SCR
Battery energy storage facility consisting of compound of batteries and associated electrical equipment, stores, access track, buildings, fencing, pond, bunds and new planting
Proposed Braidfield Energy Storage Site Braidfield Road Hardgate Clydebank
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/164/FUL
Proposed driveway
16 Wylie Avenue Alexandria G83 0AX
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/160/FUL
Erection of new 4 bedroom house
The Bungalow 71 Farm Road Duntocher Clydebank G81 6RS
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Grant ConsentDC26/132/FUL
Erection of sunroom extension
31 Lamont Crescent Renton Dumbarton G82 4PA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/147/FUL
Change of use from ancillary accommodation to short term holiday let unit
Dunarbuck House Access From A82 To Torwood Villa And Dunarbuck Bowling G60 5AB
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/143/ADV
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit
Foothpath Outside Of 70 High Street Dumbarton
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Grant ConsentDC26/128/FUL
Proposed rear conservatory with gable wall
2 Roman Crescent Old Kilpatrick G60 5NF
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/137/FUL
Temporary Change of Use of Land to a Parking Area for Vehicles and Trailers, including Boundary Fencing and Hardstanding
Land At Lomondgate Drive Dumbarton
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/165/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension, comprising of new kitchen with skylight. Flat roof with render wall finish to match existing
39 Dumbuie Avenue Dumbarton G82 2JH
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/135/ADV
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia Sign, Box Sign, Projecting Sign, Hoarding, Advance Sign Building Signage, Site Signage, Totem signs and intercom equipment associated with Drive-Thru Starbucks.
Unit 9 Clyde Retail Park 59 Livingstone Street Clydebank G81 2XA
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Grant ConsentDC26/141/FUL
Erection of extension, outbuilding and driveway with associated works
93 Cardross Road Dumbarton G82 4JL
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/136/FUL
Change of use from Class 1A retail to Sui Generis hot food takeaway
9 Radnor Street Clydebank G81 3BZ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Grant ConsentTPO26/011
Removal of two dead sorbus trees and planting of replacement two new trees of the same species.
Cochno Farm Track From Cochno Road To Mill Cottages Hardgate Clydebank G81 5QL
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/146/FUL
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Footpath Adjacent To 116 Glasgow Road Dumbarton
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/154/LBC
Removal of indicated stained glass windows and replacement leaded glass windows within West Kirk Church.
West Kirk Church Of Scotland West Bridgend Dumbarton G82 4AD
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/155/FUL
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Footpath Adjacent To 2 Sylvania Way South Clydebank
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/161/LBC
Installation of drainage sump/hopper and downpipe to platform 1 canopy.
Dumbarton Central Railway Station Station Road Dumbarton G82 1NR
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/152/ADV
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit
Land Adjacent 168 168A Main Street Alexandria
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/144/FUL
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Foothpath Outside Of 70 High Street Dumbarton
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/171/FUL
Installation of driveway
18 Smollett Road Dumbarton G82 2LJ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Grant ConsentDC26/138/FUL
Front porch extension
65 Gilmour Avenue Hardgate Clydebank G81 6AN
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC26/175/FUL
Proposed extension and alterations
70 Middleton Street Alexandria G83 0DG
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Grant ConsentDC26/127/FUL
Installation of two golf simulator cabins
Golf Driving Range 2700 Great Western Road Clydebank G81 2XT
Received 24 Jun 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Dunbartonshire, 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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