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Argyll and Bute planning applications

SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Argyll and Bute Council, updated daily. Argyll and Bute Council received 501 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 98% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 58 days.

501Applications (90 days)
5Major applications
98%Approval rate
58 daysMedian decision time
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Filter by type, value, date and status. The council's own register is on the official Argyll and Bute Council planning portal.

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Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.

26/01964/PPPResidential£100k-500kest.

Land North East Of Druim Thoaslainn Bunessan Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute

Single dwelling outline consent, Bunessan, Isle of Mull. Principle-only consent for one new rural house, with design and access reserved for later approval. Groundworks, drainage and M&E packages stay open to local contractors, with island logistics adding cost.

GroundworksBrickworkRoofing

Pending
26/01902/PPResidential£100k-500kest.

Land South Of 1 Ballinaby Gruinart Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute

Replacement dwelling on Islay, Argyll and Bute, full planning. Demolishes a ruined house and erects one new dwellinghouse on the same plot. Demolition, groundworks, masonry and roofing packages suit local Islay subcontractors, and remote access will shape plant and logistics costs.

DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork

Pending
26/01579/PPResidential£100k-500kest.

Home Farm Kilberry Argyll And Bute PA29 6YD

Farm building conversion to four-bed house, Kilberry, Argyll and Bute. Converts an existing agricultural building into a dwelling with an amenity outbuilding, at full stage. Joinery, glazing, insulation and drainage works suit local subcontractors.

BrickworkRoofingJoinery

Pending
26/01925/PPResidential£100k-500kest.

Land At Druimghigha Dervaig Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute

Single new dwelling and garage with septic tank, Isle of Mull. Full application for a rural house and garage with new access on a Dervaig plot. Groundworks, septic drainage and roofing packages are open to local contractors.

GroundworksDrainageBrickwork

Pending
26/01906/PPPResidential£100k-500kest.

Land West Of Brae Head Rockfield Road Tobermory Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute

Single-dwelling renewal in principle, Tobermory, Isle of Mull. Renews 2024 permission in principle for one house on a Rockfield Road plot; detailed design remains outstanding. Groundworks, drainage and M&E connections on a remote island plot favour local civil and plumbing subcontractors.

GroundworksBrickworkRoofing

Pending
26/01965/LIBMixed use£100k-500kest.

37 - 39 Stevenson Street Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 5NA

Oban listed building amendment: funeral facilities and four upper-floor letting units. Upper-floor stores become four accessible letting units with a stair core and lift, plus re-roofing in Spanish slate. Heritage slate, rooflights, joinery and lift installation open to specialist roofers and…

Roof repairJoineryGlazing

Pending
26/01870/PPPResidential£100k-500kest.

Plot 2 Land North Of Cruachan View North Connel Argyll And Bute

Single-plot renewal of outline planning consent, North Connel, Argyll and Bute. Renews planning permission in principle for one new house on a North Connel plot, at outline stage with details still to come. Groundworks, drainage, brickwork and roofing packages suit local builders once detailed…

GroundworksDrainageBrickwork

Pending
26/01923/PPCommercial£100k-500kest.

Achavinish Isle Of Gigha Argyll And Bute PA41 7AA

Brewery, tap-room and event space conversion on Gigha, Argyll and Bute. Converts an existing building on the island to a production brewery with public tap-room and events area, at planning permission stage. Brewing plant, M&E services, fit-out and drainage connections are the live packages for…

Fit-outM&EDrainage

Pending
26/01934/PPResidential£100k-500kest.

Orca Croft Ardmenish Isle Of Jura Argyll And Bute PA60 7XZ

Single croft house scheme, Isle of Jura, full planning permission. One new croft dwelling at Ardmenish, Jura, at full planning stage. Remote island delivery favours suppliers offering consolidated loads for groundworks, masonry and roofing.

GroundworksBrickworkRoofing

Pending
26/01917/PPIndustrial£100k-500kest.

Garelochhead Motor Engineers Ltd Garelochhead Argyll And Bute G84 0AU

Two new working bays extending a motor engineers in Garelochhead, Argyll and Bute. A planning permission for an extension adding workshop floorspace to an existing garage business. Steel portal framing, cladding, roofing and roller shutter doors are the packages a local supplier can target.

GroundworksSteelBrickwork

Pending
26/01807/PPInfrastructure£50k-100kest.

Land At Creagan Cabrach And Ardteatle Forests North Of Blarchaorain Dalmally Argyll And Bute

Permanent retention of temporary access track, Dalmally, Argyll and Bute. Makes permanent a temporary SSE access road across forestry land north of Blarchaorain, at full application stage. Surfacing repairs, culvert upgrades and drainage maintenance are the realistic packages, since the earthworks…

GroundworksDrainage

Pending
26/01806/PPInfrastructure£50k-100kest.

Land North East Of North Tullich Inveraray Argyll And Bute

Permanent retention of a temporary access track near Inveraray, Argyll and Bute. Regularises a track built for earlier works, now sought as a permanent route at planning permission stage. Aggregate supply, geotextile membrane and drainage crossings are the packages for local civil contractors.

GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping

Pending
26/00925/PNAGRIAgricultural£100k-500kest.

Land East Of Ardteatle Cottage Dalmally Argyll And Bute

Two agricultural sheds and tracks, Dalmally, prior notification stage. Erects two new farm buildings and forms access tracks east of Ardteatle Cottage, via agricultural prior notification. Steel frames, cladding, slab bases and track aggregate suit local steel erectors, roofers and groundworks…

GroundworksSteelCladding

Pending
26/01809/PPResidential£10k-50kest.

45 Campbell Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 9NL

Garage demolition and facade retention scheme, Helensburgh, full permission. Demolishes an existing garage, keeps the street facade, replaces a door and installs an EV charger. Demolition, masonry making good, joinery and EV charger electrical work suit local contractors.

DemolitionJoineryM&E

Pending
26/01967/PNWAYInfrastructure£10k-50kest.

Meall Mhor Forest Tarbert Argyll And Bute

Forestry track formation at Meall Mhor, Argyll and Bute. Prior notification for a new forest track across the Meall Mhor estate near Tarbert, at notification stage. Excavation, aggregate supply, culverts and drainage pipework are the packages for civil groundworks contractors and quarry suppliers.

GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping

Pending

Planning appeals in Argyll and Bute Council

Argyll and Bute Council is not in England, so the Planning Inspectorate does not decide its planning appeals. They are decided by Scottish Government Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA). SiteLens holds that body’s own record, read against that nation’s rate instead.

Appeals recorded
330
Judged either way
326
Allowed / dismissed
156 / 170
Overturn rate
Still collecting
That nation's rate
Not published

SiteLens is still collecting the DPEA's record, so a rate now would reflect which parts have been collected, not how Argyll and Bute Council fares.

Source: the DPEA's own published case record. Still being collected, so the counts are a floor.

Argyll and Bute Council approval rates by application type

Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.

  • householder96% (221 decided)
  • other100% (130 decided)
  • residential95% (84 decided)
  • commercial100% (54 decided)

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