I want to search PKC planning applications

Use PublicAccess and search by reference, address, postcode, proposal keyword, Community Council area, weekly list or map.

I need the PKC planning portal map

Use the interactive map when an address is unclear, the site is rural, the land is outside a numbered street, or you want to understand nearby applications.

I need the PKC planning portal login

Register or sign in to follow application progress and manage your online planning activity. Use the online planning system account, not a generic search page.

I want to comment or object

Open the application, check the live comment date, use the comment tab, include name and full postal address, and write planning-based reasons.

I need planning permission advice

Check whether the work is permitted development, needs full permission, needs listed building consent, or would be better confirmed through a lawful development certificate.

I want to apply for permission

Use PKC application guidance, validation checklists and ePlanning Scotland. Prepare plans, certificates, drawings and fees before submitting.

Use the PKC planning applications map when

• The site is described as land near a farm, estate, road or settlement.
• The property name has changed.
• You need to check applications near a village or Community Council area.
• You want to see nearby cases, not only one address result.
• The application involves rural land, tracks, renewables, tourism, forestry, estates or edge-of-settlement land.

Use the PKC planning portal login to

• Follow progress on an application.
• Keep track of planning records you care about.
• Use account-based PublicAccess features.
• Return to applications without repeating the same search.
• Monitor progress over months where applications take longer to decide.

Weekly valid application lists

Use weekly lists to see applications validated during the week. PKC says paper copies of weekly lists are no longer provided at public locations; they are published online instead.

Weekly decided lists

Use decided lists to track decisions in an area and identify approvals, refusals or permissions with conditions.

Site notices

Site notices may be required for conservation areas, listed buildings, incomplete neighbour notification, Environmental Impact Reports and other advertised applications.

Building works

Extensions, outbuildings, hardstanding, fences, roof changes, access changes and alterations may be permitted in some cases but restricted in others.

Business or short-term let use

Running a business from home or using a property for short-term lets can raise planning-use questions. Check PKC’s “what needs permission” guidance first.

Certificate of Lawful Development

If you apply for planning permission but it is not actually needed because the work is permitted development, PKC says it may change the application to a lawful development certificate and refund any overpayment.

Plans and drawings

• Upload plans and drawings as individual, single-page PDFs.
• Clearly title every plan and drawing.
• Use the relevant application checklist.
• Make sure drawings are correctly orientated.
• Use plans and drawings that clearly describe the proposal.
• Do not bundle drawings into one confusing PDF pack.

Personal and sensitive information

• Remove signatures before submission where appropriate.
• Remove personal email addresses and phone numbers from supporting documents.
• Clearly title reports and studies.
• For sensitive information such as protected species surveys, provide redacted and non-redacted versions where required.
• Remember that submitted information will be published online.

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

PKC says that for sites located within the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park area, the National Park is the planning authority. Enquiries and applications should go directly to that National Park authority.

Cairngorms National Park area

PKC says it is the planning authority for the part of Perth & Kinross that also lies within the Cairngorms National Park. Applications should be submitted to PKC, and PKC will refer to the Cairngorms National Park development plan when considering proposals.

Development plan

Community Council guidance says the current Development Plan includes National Planning Framework 4, Perth and Kinross Local Development Plan 2 and statutory supplementary guidance.

Listed buildings and conservation areas

Applications affecting listed buildings, their setting, or conservation areas may be advertised and can require stronger heritage evidence.

Rural landscape and ecology

For rural buildings, estate works, tracks, renewables, tourism or edge-of-settlement land, check ecology, landscape, access, drainage and protected species issues early.

Short-term lets and business use

Running a business from home or using property for short-term lets can require planning assessment depending on use, location and impact.

Access and traffic

Rural access, visibility, parking, private tracks and tourist traffic can be material planning considerations.

Drainage and flooding

Surface water, foul drainage, flood risk and landscape effects can affect validation and decision outcomes, especially outside urban areas.

If permission is approved

• Read approved plan numbers.
• Read every condition.
• Check whether details must be approved before work starts.
• Check decision expiry dates.
• Do not build from superseded drawings.

If you objected and disagree

• PKC states there is no right of appeal for third-party contributors.
• Your strongest opportunity is during the formal comment period.
• If you need to understand the decision, read the officer report and decision notice.
• If you are the applicant, use the correct appeal/review route from official guidance.