11 Etive Park North Connel Argyll And Bute PA37 1SJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00161/PP - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of existing private/family use pod to short term letting accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jan 2026
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Validated
4 Feb 2026
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Consultation
5 Feb 2026
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Committee
17 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Argyll Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee on 17 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the small-scale use could be managed and privacy protected by fencing and operational conditions.
  • Eleven objections raised concerns about privacy, disturbance, siting, design and road safety, while one representation was neutral.
  • The committee agreed to grant permission with conditions, including fencing, occupancy limits and an Operational Management Plan.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, objections, officer assessment, committee discussion, conditions and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Argyll's committee minutes of 17 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 1

Scheduled monument about 44 m away: North Connel, barrow 85m ESE of Lochnell Arms Hotel
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Argyll
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
PA37 1SJ
Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Oban North And Lorn
Parish
Ardchattan Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Iain Robertson

How this decision compares

Decided in 139 days from validation, 80 days slower than Argyll's median of 59 for changes of use. Approved, as 100% of changes of use here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
56decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Argyll in the last twelve months, from validation. Argyll decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100740913-001
Neighbours
10 Jun 2026
Consultation
5 Feb 2026
Comments by
26 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
19 Feb 2026
Committee
17 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No