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Scotland planning applications
134,085 applications. 95% approved. 68 days at the median council.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 134,085 planning applications from 32 of the 32 local planning authorities in Scotland. 28,683 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 95% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Every council in Scotland
Applications on record, with each council's own approval rate and decision speed
Approval rates and median days come from the PlanIndex decision-times study; a dash means the council has too few timed decisions to measure fairly. Councils without a count are not yet ingested.
Latest applications in Scotland
Data to October 2026
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TRE/2026/0092 Awaiting decision
16 Woodlands Park Durris Banchory AB31 6BF
Felling of 3 Silver Birch Trees
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26/01610/VAA Awaiting decision
22 Netherbank Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 3DH
Vehicular access application to drop kerb
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26/00704/LBC Awaiting decision
58 South Beach Troon South Ayrshire KA10 6EG
Alterations and extension to listed building
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26/00703/APP Awaiting decision
18 Glendoune Street Girvan South Ayrshire KA26 0AB
Alterations to out-building, formation of garage and ancillary accommodation (Storage)
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APP/2026/1784 Awaiting decision
16 Townhead Avenue Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 4SS
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
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26/00700/APP Awaiting decision
4 Fiddison Place Prestwick South Ayrshire KA9 2TJ
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
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2026/220/LBC Awaiting decision
Malcolmson Architects Main Street Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0TR
Remove existing single glazed windows (circa 1996) and replace with modern equivalent, double glazed sash and case windows to match existing.
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ENQ/2026/1930 Awaiting decision
Land On Monymusk Estate Land To South Of Bridgefoot Farm Kemnay Aberdeenshire AB51 5LP
Construction and Operation of Anaerobic Digestion (Ad), Biomethane Production and Gas-Grid Injection Facility
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26/01606/FUL Awaiting decision
17 Curror Street Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4HG
Partial change of use of residential garden ground for commercial storage purposes
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APP/2026/1775 Awaiting decision
Plot 3 Site At Mid Lenshie Rothienorman AB51 8XU
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of Housetype to Planning Permission Reference APP/2021/1724 for Demolition of Existing Steading, Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses and Change of Use of Land from Agricultural to Domestic)
Common questions
How many local planning authorities are there in Scotland?
Scotland has 32 local planning authorities listed on PlanIndex, 32 of which have applications indexed here. Each has its own hub with volumes, approval rates and the latest submissions.
How many planning applications does Scotland decide?
In the 12 months to October 2026, councils in Scotland decided 28,683 planning applications. 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
Which council in Scotland decides planning applications fastest?
Of the 6 Scotland councils ranked in the PlanIndex decision-times study, Renfrewshire had the fastest median in the year to December 2026 at 57 days from application to decision. The slowest was Orkney Islands at 112 days.
How long does a planning decision take in Scotland?
Taking the median council in Scotland, a planning decision takes 68 days from application to decision, measured across 3,019 decisions from 6 ranked councils. The figure is the median of each council's own median, so one large authority cannot move it on its own.
Which is the busiest council in Scotland for planning applications?
City of Edinburgh recorded 5,050 applications in the 12 months to October 2026, the most of any council in Scotland over that period.