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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Highland
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Highland. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,574Searchable applications
636Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 785 approved or refused records
40Refused applications
745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Dec 2021 to 24 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building standardsContact planning Planning contactsLocal plan Highland-wide Local Development PlanPre-application advice Get advice before you apply for planning permission
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01349886608Council source
- Planning enquiries+441349886608Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas30 mapped area records
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
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- Decided21/05962/PIP
Mixed use development comprising up to 248 residential units, business unit, community shop, care village, landscaping and associated infrastructure
Land 380M NE Of Portree NHS Dental Clinic Sraid An Eorna Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Decided22/01602/FUL
Siting of 5 holiday letting pods and associated infrastructure
Land 35M West Of Creagan Ban Ellishadder Culnacnock IV51 9JE
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Unknown22/03590/FUL
Erection of house
Land To South Of The Old Church Altass Rosehall
Received 11 Aug 2022 - Awaiting decision22/04189/PIP
Erection of 12 flats
Land 55M SE Of Squash Court The Meadows Dornoch
Received 15 Sept 2022 - Decided23/00139/PIP
Erection of house
Land 75M NE Of Tighbhan Duror
Received 12 Jan 2023 - Decided23/00446/PIP
Residential development of up to 20 houses and associated access, drainage and landscaping
Land At Mount Eagle Culbokie
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Withdrawn23/00559/PIP
Erection of 2no. houses
Land 35M SE Of The Larch House Ormsaigbeg Kilchoan
Received 2 Feb 2023 - Unknown23/01487/FUL
Erect dwelling
Land 75M East Of Armadale Village Hall Armadale
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Awaiting decision23/02717/S75D
Discharge of Section 75 Agreement (RC/1992/52)
Cromarty Firth Industrial Estate Invergordon IV18 OLT
Received 2 Jun 2023 - Withdrawn23/02915/FUL
Alterations and extension to house
2 West Laroch Ballachulish PH49 4JJ
Received 19 Jun 2023 - Withdrawn23/04040/FUL
Alterations and extension to form self-contained unit (family use)
Fasgadh West Terrace Ullapool IV26 2UU
Received 22 Aug 2023 - Withdrawn23/05273/PIP
Erection of 2no. houses
Land 85M SE Of Mo Dhachaidh Ormsaigbeg Kilchoan
Received 2 Nov 2023 - Decided24/02277/FUL
Erection of house
Land 1585M NE Of Phuiteachan Banavie Fort William
Received 31 May 2024 - Decided24/02415/FUL
Use of building to form holiday letting unit and erection of 2no. units to be used for holiday letting
Land 60M SE Of Ferry Stores House Ormsaigbeg Kilchoan
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decided24/02601/FUL
Conversion of existing church to residential
Land 25M NW Of Old Parish Church Edderton
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided24/02602/LBC
Conversion and extension of existing B listed building.
Land 25M NW Of Old Parish Church Edderton
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decision24/02772/FUL
Formation of 8 serviced house plots to include access, drainage, utilities and landscaping arrangements.
Land To East Of Meadowfield Farm Auldearn
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/02780/FUL
Erection of 12no off-grid Huts and associated infrastructure
Land 1.5KM West Of Carbisdale Castle Ardgay
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Certificate of Lawfulness24/02832/CLE
Erection of structures for residential use
Land 740M NW Of Ard-Druim Heights Of Fodderty Strathpeffer
Received 29 Jun 2024 - Decided24/03127/FUL
Siting of 2no. pods for holiday letting purpose
Land 30M SE Of Westwind House Perth Place Upper Achintore Fort William
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/03731/FUL
Erection of 10no. holiday accommodation units
Land 70M West Of Inchnacardoch Lodge Hotel Fort Augustus
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/03906/FUL
Temporary siting of two residential caravans
Land 175M SW Of West Knockbain Farmhouse Knockbain Munlochy
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/04601/FUL
Subdivision to 2no dwellings
Ard Craig West Laroch Ballachulish PH49 4JP
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/05124/S36
Caledonia North Offshore Wind Farm - construction and operation of an offshore wind farm comprising up to 77 turbines with a maximum blade tip height of 355m, subsea interconnector and export cabling and associated infrastructure
Sea 50KM SE Of Wick Harbour Harbour Road Wick
Received 4 Dec 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Highland, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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