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Keills Boathouse Keills Tayvallich Argyll And Bute PA31 8PQ

25/01308/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 16 January 2026

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Partial change of use from boat shed (used for watersports and leisure activities) to include nature and biodiversity watching area for private non-commercial use. Proposed external material changes to include new roof with solar panels; installation of new windows and doors; siting of converted horsebox for showering post water sport related activities; and formation of external timber decked areas. Proposed internal alterations to building to provide space for nature and biodiversity watching (retrospective)

Received
5 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Mid Argyll
  1. Received5 Aug
  2. Validated15 Aug
  3. Consult.10 Sep
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided16 Jan

Decided in 154 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Keills Boathouse Keills Tayvallich Argyll And Bute PA31 8PQ. Argyll has handled 3,290 applications of this type. This one was decided in 164 days, 16 weeks longer than Argyll's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Mid Argyll. We hold 413 applications in total for the PA31 postcode area.

99% of full applications at Argyll and Bute Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PA31 8PQ
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
North Knapdale Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 August 2025
Consultation expiry
26 September 2025
Consultation start
20 August 2025
Consultation end
10 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
27 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 September 2025
Last date for comments
26 September 2025
Target decision date
13 October 2025
Decision issued
26 January 2026
Permission expires
26 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rachael Murray
Agent address
Fyne Design Architecture Ltd Bank Of Scotland Building Harbour Street Tarbert Argyll And Bute PA29 6UA

Planning decision

Statutory period
59 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 September 2025
Advertisement expiry
26 September 2025

Additional information

Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Argyll

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