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Cowal planning approval rate

Cowal ward in Argyll & Bute has a 94.7% approval rate based on 321 planning decisions. Argyll & Bute overall: 95.7%.

Last updated: March 2026

94.7%
ward approval rate
321
Decisions
304
Approved
17
Refused
95.7%
Argyll & Bute average

Cowal is broadly in line with the Argyll & Bute average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Cowal compares

Cowal ward (321 decided)
94.7%
Argyll & Bute overall (3,738 decided)
95.7%
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Recent decisions in Cowal

14/00176/NMA
Amendment to planning permission 11/00817/PP, erection of dwellinghouse, to inco · Wed 22 Jan 2014
Approved
14/00162/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse and detached garage, installation of sewage treatment · Mon 20 Jan 2014
Approved
14/00141/PP
Demolition of temporary dwellinghouse, erection of two dwellinghouses and instal · Thu 16 Jan 2014
Approved
13/02918/PPP
Demolition of former steadings; site for the erection of 23 flats, wardens apart · Fri 20 Dec 2013
Refused
13/02869/PP
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse and outbuilding. · Wed 18 Dec 2013
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,738 decisions.

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