Planning policy

The Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan 2 was adopted on 28th February 2024, and replaces the Argyll and Bute Local Development Plan 2015 and its associated Supplementary Guidance (March 2016), and Supplementary Guidance 2 (December 2016).

Simplified Planning Zones: Delivering New Homes in Argyll and Bute – A New Planning Initiative

Designated core paths in Argyll and Bute.

Marine planning, aquaculture, litter, conservation and coastal management and protection

The Argyll and Bute landscape wind energy capacity study 2017

Our Woodland and Forestry Strategy provides an picture of our forestry and woodland resources and related issues

Local Place Plans (LPPs) are a new way for local communities to become engaged in planning to help shape the places where the community lives, works and plays.

Argyll and Bute is considered to be a biodiversity hot spot with some of the best examples of a range of Land, Freshwater and Marine and Coastal Habitats and Species in the UK.

Assessment of the landscape character and scenic quality to outline the opportunities and constraints for (predominately) new housing development.