Cairngorms NP planning approval rate
Approval rate withheld for Cairngorms NP. PlanningLens is temporarily withholding the headline approval rate for this council. The published record does not contain enough usable decision-date information to establish sufficiently complete and current coverage. This does not mean the previously shown percentage has been proved wrong. No official statistic is substituted in its place. Approval, refusal and rate figures are shown as – throughout this page. Decision volumes are unaffected and are still published. Why we withhold a rate
Last updated: September 2026 · Based on every decision on record, April 2009 to March 2026
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overall approval rate
265
Decisions analysed
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Approved
–
Refused
6
Wards covered
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Cairngorms NP. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
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Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Cairngorms NP, mined from 265 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Cairngorms NP. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Badenoch And Strathspey
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Aboyne, Upper Deeside And Donside
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Wards in Cairngorms NP
Badenoch And Strathspey
– approval · 153 decisions
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– approval · 53 decisions
Aboyne, Upper Deeside And Donside
– approval · 35 decisions
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Cairngorms NP, showing how the council decides real applications.
2025/0112/DET
Reconfiguration of two house plots to form three plots and erection of three hou · Badenoch And Strathspey · Thu 01 May 2025
2025/0034/DET
Residential development of 35no. units, formation of access road and SUDS · Badenoch And Strathspey · Tue 04 Feb 2025
2024/0005/DET
Erection of 6no. houses (3 blocks of semidetached) · Badenoch And Strathspey · Thu 21 Dec 2023
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Cairngorms NP
What is the planning approval rate in Cairngorms NP?
PlanningLens is currently withholding the approval rate for Cairngorms NP on data-quality grounds. PlanningLens is temporarily withholding the headline approval rate for this council. The published record does not contain enough usable decision-date information to establish sufficiently complete and current coverage. This does not mean the previously shown percentage has been proved wrong. No official statistic is substituted in its place.
How many planning applications are refused in Cairngorms NP?
Cairngorms NP refuses – of planning applications. That is close to the UK average of 12.57%. Out of 265 decided applications since 2020, – were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of Cairngorms NP have the highest planning approval rates?
The highest approval rates in Cairngorms NP are in - (–), Badenoch And Strathspey (–). Approval rates vary significantly by ward, see the full ward breakdown above.
What types of planning application are most common in Cairngorms NP?
The most common planning application types in Cairngorms NP are: Other (279 decisions, – approved).
How long does a planning application take in Cairngorms NP?
Most planning applications in Cairngorms NP are decided within 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments, the statutory targets set by central government. With 265 decisions analysed since 2020, Cairngorms NP processes approximately 44 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Cairngorms NP?
You can search planning applications in Cairngorms NP directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 265 historical decisions in Cairngorms NP to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Cairngorms NP calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Cairngorms NP's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at planninglens.co.uk/methodology.