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Argyll and Bute planning applications
3,658 applications. 98% approved. 53 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 3,658 planning applications from Argyll and Bute. 1,497 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 98% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Argyll and Bute takes a median of 54 days to decide a planning application, ranking 44 of 148 UK councils. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/00047/DOC01 Awaiting decision
Zing Organics The Old Post Office Building Campbeltown Road Tarbert Argyll And Bute PA29 6SX
Request to discharge conditions relative to application 26/00047/PP - specifically Conditions 3 and 4
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26/01628/NMA Awaiting decision
7 Kilduskland Drive Ardrishaig Argyll And Bute PA30 8HS
Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission 25/ 00414/PP - (Erection of replacement roof to rear extension, erection of canopy to new entrance door, various alterations to existing dwellinghouse and replacement of balcony protective barrier) - removal of front elevation canopy, no new front elevation openings, change to rear openings and roof change to the existing rear extension. No replacement balustrade to balcony
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26/01625/TELNOT Awaiting decision
B8087 Glas Aird Scalasaig Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute
Installation of 9m light wooden pole
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26/01615/PNPEAT Awaiting decision
Ardlussa Estate Isle Of Jura Argyll And Bute
Peatland restoration scheme
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26/01608/PP Awaiting decision
Land North West Of Allumville Moy Campbeltown Argyll And Bute
Erection of two dwellinghouses, installation of septic tank with associated infiltration system and formation of new vehicular access and service bay
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26/01603/PPP Awaiting decision
Land East Of 3 Heylipol Heylipol Isle Of Tiree Argyll And Bute
Renewal of planning permission in principle reference 23/02178/PPP (Site for the erection of dwellinghouse)
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26/01611/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent To Kiloran Farm Kiloran Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute
Installation of 3 x 8M light wooden poles, 1 x 7M light wooden pole and 1 x 6M light wooden pole
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26/01591/PNWAY Awaiting decision
Glen Orchy Forest Glen Orchy Argyll And Bute
Formation of forest tracks
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26/01595/PP Awaiting decision
1 - 48 Strathclyde Court Helensburgh Argyll And Bute
Installation of replacement render
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26/01593/PNWAY Awaiting decision
Auch Forest Bridge Of Orchy Argyll And Bute
Formation of forest track
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26/01592/PNWAY Awaiting decision
Auch Forest Bridge Of Orchy Argyll And Bute
Formation of forest track
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26/01594/PP Awaiting decision
31 Meadows Road Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute PA31 8AF
Extension to form a study.
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26/01600/NMA Awaiting decision
Beechwood Ferry Lane Innellan Argyll And Bute PA23 7TQ
Non material amendment relative to Planning Permission 25/01113/PP Conversion of semi derelict coach house to form new dwellinghouse separate from the main dwellinghouse - Amendments as listed
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26/01587/PP Awaiting decision
Land At Chuirn, Iomallach And Bhride Crofts Port Ellen Kildalton Isle Of Islay
Formation of vehicular access track and installation of borehole
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26/01590/SCRSCO Awaiting decision
Helensburgh Golf Course Helensburgh Argyll And Bute
Screening and Scoping request for Residential development (including affordable housing); demolition of the existing and relocation of a new clubhouse with associated parking and facilities; a revision of new and retained golf holes providing a refreshed 18-hole Golf Course; and biodiversity enhancement and management
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26/01586/PP Awaiting decision
1 Argyle Terrace Rothesay Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute PA20 0BD
Installation of replacement front and rear doors, 6 x secondary glazing units, and extraction vents
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26/01577/PP Awaiting decision
56 Manse Brae Rhu Argyll And Bute G84 8RD
Installation of 5 x replacement doors
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26/01581/TELNOT Awaiting decision
B8086 Upper Kilchattan Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute
Installation of 4 x 6M light wooden poles
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26/01578/PP Awaiting decision
Achavit Dunmore Argyll And Bute PA29 6XZ
Erection of extension to dwellinghouse
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26/01574/PNWIND Awaiting decision
56 Manse Brae Rhu Argyll And Bute G84 8RD
Installation of replacement windows
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26/01575/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Leabrae Ardoch Argyll And Bute G82 5EW
Installation of 1 x 9M light wooden pole
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26/01580/TELNOT Decided
Land At Uragaig Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute
Installation of 25 x 6M light wooden poles, 5 x 7M light wooden poles, 2 x 8M light wooden poles and 2 x 10M light wooden poles
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26/01571/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent To Park Hotel Glenmorag Avenue Dunoon Argyll And Bute
Installation of 1 x 9 metre light wooden pole
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26/01572/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land At Coachmakers Cottage Portsonachan Argyll And Bute
Installation of 3 x 9M medium wooden poles
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26/01564/TELNOT Decided
Land Outside Ben Rinnes Cromlech Road Sandbank Argyll And Bute
Installation of 1 x 10M light wooden pole
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26/01566/TELNOT Decided
Land At 1 To 4 Broadcroft Lane Rothesay Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute
Installation of 9m light wooden pole
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26/01567/TELNOT Decided
Land Along The B8086 From The Old Mill To The Old Baptist Church Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute
Installation of 4 x 8M light wooden poles, 1 x 9M light wooden pole, 1 x 10M light wooden pole and replace 6 x BT generic medium wooden poles
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26/01560/PP Awaiting decision
Brennan Southend Argyll And Bute PA28 6RW
Installation of modular galvanised steel access ramp
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26/01565/TELNOT Decided
Mambeg Telecommunications Mast Peaton Road Rahane Argyll And Bute
Installation of 1 x generator and associated works
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26/01558/NMA Awaiting decision
Dalandhui House Dalandhui Lane Garelochhead Argyll And Bute
Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission (06/00576/DET Demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of 2 dwellinghouses, 5 mews cottages and 12 flats) - Removal of first floor to create single storey dwelling. Alteration to ground floor plan. Alteration to access and driveway. Alteration to landscaping.
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26/01554/SCREEN Awaiting decision
Land Approximately 250M West Of Ardnadam And 2.5 Km Northwest Of Dunoon. Sandbank Argyll And Bute
Screening Opinion for proposed 132/33 kV Substation Replacement
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26/01549/PP Awaiting decision
Land East Of Former Gunpowder Store Kames Argyll And Bute
Revised application for erection of dwellinghouse and shed. Installation of septic tank and soakaway and formation of access track
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26/01548/PP Awaiting decision
Ashfield Bungalow Achnamara Argyll And Bute PA31 8PT
Erection of annexe for underground cellar and bar area, double garage and storage buildings and connecting pergola
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26/01551/PP Awaiting decision
Land Approx 640 Metres West Of Dererach Pennyghael Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Formation of hardstanding for timber stacking and relocation of rock to form small causeway and interface with floating linkspan and barge
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26/00868/DOC01 Awaiting decision
Land At Glenforsa Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Request to discharge conditions relative to application 26/00868/PAELEC, specifically condition 2
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26/01552/TELNOT Decided
Land Outside The Noust Tighnabruaich Argyll And Bute
Installation of 1x 9m light wooden pole
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26/01553/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land Opposite 1-2 Creggan, Gate Cottage And Altafeam Kames Argyll And Bute
Installation of 2x 9M light wooden pole and 1x 12M medium wooden pole
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26/01546/TELNOT Decided
Land Outside Unit 1B Colbeck Lane And 10A Union Street Rothesay Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute
Installation of 2 x 9M light wooden poles
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26/01448/PAWAY Awaiting decision
Inverawe Forest Inverawe Argyll And Bute
Formation of forest tracks
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26/01521/PAWAY Granted
Glassary Woodland Kilmichael Glassary Argyll And Bute
Formation of forest track
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26/01540/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land At Church Lane Rothesay Argyll And Bute
Installation of 1 x 8M light wooden pole and 2 x 9M light wooden poles.
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26/01535/PP Awaiting decision
Forest Access Off B8025 Near Arichonan Tayvallich Argyll And Bute
Formation of new visitor car park and stay the night venue, with picnic sites, footpaths, EV charging and chemical toilet disposal point
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26/01528/PP Awaiting decision
Eas Na Circe Carpark Barcaldine Argyll And Bute
Enlargement of existing forest road area to form a visitor car park and stay the night venue with picnic sites, footpaths and chemical toilet disposal point
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25/01076/DOC01 Awaiting decision
Mast Adjacent To Beinn Ghlas Windfarm Carn Gaib Taynuilt Argyll And Bute
Request to discharge conditions relative to application 25/01076/PP, specifically conditions 4
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26/01529/PP Awaiting decision
Land East Of Fearnoch Taynuilt Argyll And Bute
Expansion of visitor car park and stay the night venue. Enlarged car park, picnic sites, footpaths, chemical toilet disposal point and formation of passing place
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26/01534/PP Awaiting decision
41 Colquhoun Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 9JW
Installation of replacement windows and back door
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26/01533/LIB Awaiting decision
41 Colquhoun Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 9JW
Installation of replacement windows and back door
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26/01543/NMA Awaiting decision
Strathlee Shore Road Cove Argyll And Bute G84 0NS
Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission 25/01820/PP - (Internal alterations to rear entrance, erection of extensions to form sun room and installation of septic tank (alterations to planning permission reference 23/00295/PP and 24/00867/PP) - various amendments
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26/01531/TPO Awaiting decision
Flat 1/1 1 Easterhill Road Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 9JE
Various tree works
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26/01538/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land Opposite 26 And 34 Shore Road Port Bannatyne Isle Of Bute Argyll And Bute
Installation of 2 x 10M light wooden pole
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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26/01540/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land At Church Lane Rothesay Argyll And Bute
Installation of 1 x 8M light wooden pole and 2 x 9M light wooden poles.
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25/01875/PP Granted
RSPB Loch Gruinart Visitor Car Park Gruinart Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute
Extension to existing public car park, erection of public WC facility and visitor shelter, installation of private sewage treatment system, relocation and enlargement of bund, formation of path and associated works
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26/01611/TELNOT Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent To Kiloran Farm Kiloran Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute
Installation of 3 x 8M light wooden poles, 1 x 7M light wooden pole and 1 x 6M light wooden pole
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22/02151/PP Decided
Land Approx 640 Metres West Of Dererach Pennyghael Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Formation of hard standing for timber stacking and relocation of rock to form small causeway and interface with floating linkspan and barge
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26/00868/DOC01 Awaiting decision
Land At Glenforsa Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute
Request to discharge conditions relative to application 26/00868/PAELEC, specifically condition 2
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26/01580/TELNOT Decided
Land At Uragaig Isle Of Colonsay Argyll And Bute
Installation of 25 x 6M light wooden poles, 5 x 7M light wooden poles, 2 x 8M light wooden poles and 2 x 10M light wooden poles
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25/00892/DOC01 Granted
Land Between Willow Cottage And Eala Dubh Lotts Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute
Request to discharge conditions relative to application 25/00892/PP Specifically, Conditions 2 (Junction), 3 (No Structures), 4 (Surface Water - Road), 5 (Parking and Turning) and 6 (Landscaping and Boundary Treatment)
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26/01338/CLWP Decided
Aegir Fell The Oa Isle Of Islay Argyll And Bute PA42 7AZ
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) for the installation of 32x roof mounted solar PV panels to dwellinghouse with new hybrid inverter and battery storage system and installation of 10x solar panels to detached garage
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26/01202/LIB Decided
Kilmory Castle Kilmory Industrial Estate Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute PA31 8RT
Replacement flat roof over print room and removal of redundant metal chimney
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25/01076/DOC01 Awaiting decision
Mast Adjacent To Beinn Ghlas Windfarm Carn Gaib Taynuilt Argyll And Bute
Request to discharge conditions relative to application 25/01076/PP, specifically conditions 4
The full record
Decisions between 2019 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 3,066 decisions from Argyll and Bute between 2019 and 2026, part of 3,658 applications on record. Over that period 97% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 2,142 granted against 62 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 1,195 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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19/02233/TELNOT Granted
Land At Crinan Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute
Erection of 8 wooden poles
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19/02229/TELNOT Granted
Land North Of Bruchnasugh Tarbert Argyll And Bute
Erection of 3 wooden poles
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19/02165/TELNOT Granted
Land At 7 Duncuan View Ardrishaig Argyll And Bute
Installation of wooden pole
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19/02218/PNFOR Granted
Inverliever Forest Dalavich Argyll And Bute
Formation of ATV track (500 metres in length)
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19/02217/PNFOR Granted
Inverliever Forest Dalavich Argyll And Bute
Formation of forest track (460m in length)
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19/02230/FDP Decided
Glasdrum And Drumnavuic Glenure Estate Appin Argyll And Bute
Land Management Plan
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19/02216/PNFOR Granted
Land North West Of Kilmaha Inverliever Forest Dalavich Argyll And Bute
Formation of forest access track
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19/02213/HYDRO Granted
Dhiseig Gribun Isle Of Mull Argyll And Bute PA68 6EJ
One span of 33kv O/H line for new connection
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19/02212/NMA Granted
Land East Of Hill House Arduaine Oban Argyll And Bute PA34 4XQ
Non material amendment for changes to the fenestration of dwellinghouse approved under 19/00406/PP
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19/02169/PNFOR Granted
Land At Druim Reidh Iverneil Forest Ardrishaig Argyll And Bute
Formation of forest access track
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 784 52%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 255 17%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 457 31%
Planning agents in Argyll and Bute
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Kathryn Macdonald 96% granted overall 43
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Beaton + McMurchy Architects Ltd. 100% granted overall 12
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Ken Plant 11
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Scottish Water 99% granted overall 5
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MH Planning Associates 79% granted overall 4
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Bruach Architects 100% granted overall 4
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Applications by ward in Argyll and Bute
- Cowal 244
- Dunoon 118
- Helensburgh And Lomond South 101
- Helensburgh Central 248
- Isle Of Bute 148
- Kintyre And The Islands 571
- Lomond North 275
- Mid Argyll 438
- Oban North And Lorn 608
- Oban South And The Isles 488
- South Kintyre 182
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Applications by postcode district
Common questions
How many planning applications does Argyll and Bute decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Argyll and Bute decided 1497 planning applications. 98% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Argyll and Bute?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 53 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Argyll and Bute decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 1496 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 52% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 69% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Argyll and Bute decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 3066 decisions from Argyll and Bute between 2019 and 2026, out of 3,658 applications on record. Across that whole period 97% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Argyll and Bute?
July 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 166 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Argyll and Bute's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Argyll and Bute: 3,658 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 1,497 decided, 98% approved, median 53 days to a decision. 1,662 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2019 and 2026: 3,066 in total, 97% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.