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Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.
More application records
- Decided25/03142/FUL
Formation of 3 no temporary accesses to A835 (HVDC Beauly to Arnis Lot 3 Project)
Land 190M SW Of Tigh-Na-Croit Garve
Received 25 Aug 2025 - Withdrawn25/03169/FUL
Erection of shop and two residential letting units
Land 15M West Of 85 Grampian Road Aviemore
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/03170/FUL
Erection of house
Land 25M NE Of Fishers Brook Morar
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided25/03184/FUL
Erection of house, installation of treatment tank and soakaway, formation of access, and the siting of 2 storage containers.
178 Armadale Thurso KW14 7SA
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided25/03223/FUL
Formation of stone quarry for the repair and maintenance of existing and new forest roads
Land 715M NE Of Stag Cottage 2 Glenhurich Polloch
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided25/03236/S42
Stainland BESS - Application for S42 to amend the wording of condition 14 of planning consent 22/02054/FUL and subsequent changes to siting, design and ancillary infrastructure
Land 295M South Of Mill House Stainland Thurso
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided25/03311/S37
Spittal to Beauly 400 kV OHL - Install, operate and keep installed 173km of new 400 kV overhead electricity line, supported on steel lattice tower structures, between proposed new substations at Banniskirk (ND 15905 56823) in the area of Spittal, and Fanellan (NH 48534 43208) in the area of Beauly, with a connection via a proposed new substation at Carnaig (NH 65053 97458) near to the existing substation at Loch Buidhe, in the area of Bonar Bridge; associated permanent diversion works to 18km of existing 132 kV and 275 kV overhead electricity lines, including the temporary diversion works, and ancillary development and associated works. This case will be determined by the Energy Consents Unit. Please visit Energy Consents Unit at https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx?T=2 using reference number ECU00006008
Land 2430M SW Of Loch Buidhe Bonar Bridge
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03337/FUL
Change of use of first floor of the building to hostel (retrospective)
The Highland Fling Station Road Kyle IV40 8AE
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03363/FUL
Erection of dog boarding kennels
Land 15M NE Of Auchenblae Ardmore Hallin Dunvegan Isle Of Skye
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03364/FUL
Demolition of garage & erection of extension, decking and garden wall
36 Balnafettack Crescent Inverness IV3 8TG
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03399/FUL
Formation of temporary access to A832 (HVDC Beauly to Arnis Lot 3 Project)
Land 1160M SE Of Keppoch Dundonnell
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03436/S42
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 (time limit on commencement) of planning consent 22/03638/FUL for the construction and operation of a battery energy storage facility
Land 300M SE Of Househill House Househill Nairn
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03443/FUL
Formation of temporary accesses to A99 Spittal to Peterhead high voltage cable
Land 200M North Of Bridge Of Wester Wick
Received 14 Sept 2025 - Road Construction Consent Granted25/03476/RCC
Erection of 60 residential units to Phase 1 (Private and Affordable) and adoptable roads to serve the site
Housing Site, Great North Road, Muir Of Ord
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03492/FUL
Erection of house
Land 105M SW Of 1 Matheson Drive Fortrose
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03501/FUL
Erection of commercial building
Land 115M NE Of Sordale House Halkirk
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03681/FUL
Alterations and Extension
Innes Mount Manse Road Auldearn Nairn IV12 5SX
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03682/LBC
Alterations and extension
Innes Mount Manse Road Auldearn Nairn IV12 5SX
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03738/FUL
Erection of house
Land 15M SW Of 24 Ardconnel Street Inverness
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03744/FUL
Erection of 47no. houses, associated infrastructure and landscaping works (amendment to application 17/02007/FUL)
Land 290M West Of Tesco Dores Road Inverness
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03745/FUL
Erection of 45no. houses and 4no. flats, associated infrastructure and landscaping works (amendment to application 17/02007/FUL)
Land 290M West Of Tesco Dores Road Inverness
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03746/FUL
Erection of 40no. flats across 3 blocks, associated infrastructure and landscaping works (amendment to application 17/02007/FUL)
Land 290M West Of Tesco Dores Road Inverness
Received 4 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03778/FUL
Conversion to dwelling, alterations and extension
1 Birchfield Nethy Bridge PH25 3DB
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03779/LBC
Conversion to dwelling, alterations and extension
1 Birchfield Nethy Bridge PH25 3DB
Received 6 Oct 2025
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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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