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: May 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
94.7%
Argyll & Bute overall
95.7%
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Recent decisions in Cowal
14/00162/PP
Erection of dwellinghouse and detached garage, installation of sewage treatment · Thu 23 Jan 2014
14/00176/NMA
Amendment to planning permission 11/00817/PP, erection of dwellinghouse, to inco · Wed 22 Jan 2014
13/02918/PPP
Demolition of former steadings; site for the erection of 23 flats, wardens apart · Tue 21 Jan 2014
14/00141/PP
Demolition of temporary dwellinghouse, erection of two dwellinghouses and instal · Thu 16 Jan 2014
13/02879/PNAGRI
Erection of polytunnel · Thu 09 Jan 2014
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