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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.
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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.
More application records
- Withdrawn25/03787/FUL
Siting of two caravans including drainage and access
Stulynn Cottage 5 Ormiscaig Aultbea Achnasheen IV22 2JJ
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Road Construction Consent Granted25/03795/RCC
New Access Road and Turning Area
Dolphin Drive Fortrose IV10 8AE
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03857/FUL
Erection of House
Land 360M SW Of 19 Larel Halkirk
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03904/PIP
Erection of house
Land 40M NE Of Craigmount Dunachton Road Kincraig
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03955/FUL
Siting of catering trailer
Land 35M NE Of Wick Harbour Authority Fishmart Harbour Road Wick
Received 19 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03989/CLE
Erection of extension
The Old Chapel Scrabster Thurso KW14 7UJ
Received 21 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03995/FUL
Conversion of agricultural building to short term letting unit
Land 35M SE Of Gollanfield Steading Gollanfield Steading Ardersier
Received 21 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03996/FUL
Alterations and extensions
School Flat Opinan Gairloch IV21 2AT
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Withdrawn25/04023/FUL
Erection of house, demolition of agricultural building and formation of hardstanding
Land 80M West Of Grieves Cottage Flemington Gollanfield Inverness
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/04053/PIP
Erection of house
Plot 1 Land 210M North Of Meal Mhor Fearn
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/04078/FUL
Use of land for the siting of a holiday lodge
Land 185M NE Of Taigh Ceol Clach Dubh Croft Torness Inverness
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Withdrawn25/04149/FUL
Formation of temporary access to B876 (HVC Spittal to Peterhead LT360)
Land 90M SW Of 1 Blackhill Killimster Wick
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided25/04261/FUL
Erection of house and formation of access
Land 50M North Of 17 Holmisdale Glendale Isle Of Skye
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/04394/FUL
Erection of house
Land 30M SW Of Lidston House Edderton
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Decided25/04453/FUL
Demolition of outhouse and erection of extension to dwellinghouse and replacement outbuilding
Coul Croft Fairburn Muir Of Ord IV6 7UT
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Under Consideration25/04553/S75D
Application to discharge planning obligations (restrictions)
Silverdale Fortrose IV10 8SW
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/04556/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling, removal of existing residential caravan and erection of dwelling and outbuilding
Caladh Mallaig PH41 4RH
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided25/04573/LBC
Re-slating of dormers
Perle Hotel Group The Bosville Hotel Bosville Terrace Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9DG
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/04583/PIP
Erection of buildings for use as business (Class 4), general industry (Class 5), storage and distribution (Class 6) and storage and distribution with trade counter, access, roads, parking, open space, landscaping, drainage, utilities and associated works
Land 280M East Of Lochshell Reiss
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/04586/FUL
Formation of forestry access track
Land 905M SW Of Aultbea Woods House Aultbea
Received 30 Nov 2025 - Decided25/04591/LBC
Removal of render and repairs to stonework
Columba Hotel 7 Ness Walk Inverness IV3 5NF
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/04620/FUL
Erection of house
Land 80M SE Of Aldercroft Inverinate Kyle
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/04672/FUL
Change of use from garden room to short term let and formation of access
18 Wades Road Inverlochy Fort William PH33 6NE
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/04685/FUL
Erection of house
Land 155M SW Of The Gables 206 Polbain Achiltibuie
Received 9 Dec 2025
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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