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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Decided26/00837/FUL
Formation of temporary access
Land 555M SE Of Tacher Latheron
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00839/FUL
Formation of temporary access
Land 700M SE Of Tacher Latheron
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00846/ADV
Installation of illuminated signage (retrospective)
Castlehill Care Home Inverness IV2 5JU
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00866/FUL
Please visit, https://www.eplanningcnpa.co.uk/online-applications/#searchApplicationsInstallation of raised decking for outdoor eating/drinking; provision of 10 car parking spaces; and provision of picnic tables
Old Bridge Inn 23 Dalfaber Road Aviemore PH22 1PU
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00867/FUL
Change of use of cottage to agricultural store
Drumreach Farm Cottage Drumreach Kirkhill Inverness IV5 7PP
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00873/PNO
Partial demolition of Shed and Erection of Agricultural Building (Class 18)
Land 60M NE Of Seaview 4 Linicro Isle Of Skye
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00889/FUL
Erection of annex for family use
Mosshill House Mosshill Brora KW9 6NG
Received 1 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00893/LBC
Installation of wall mounted EV charging point
Rowan Cottage Catlodge Laggan Newtonmore PH20 1BT
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00895/FUL
Erection of agricultural shed and formation of access
Land 280M NE Of Scots Pines Ardersier
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/00896/FUL
Erection of house
Former Reservoir Site 560M West Of Inverskilavulin Banavie Fort William
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00904/S37
Simplified Notification - New Overhead and Underground Supply to Mast Site
Land 515M SE Of Glenshellach Inchree Onich
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/00909/FUL
Erection of balcony, external stair to the dwelling and siting of staff accommodation unit (retrospective)
Old Schoolhouse Diabaig Torridon Achnasheen IV22 2HE
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/00919/CLP
Internal alterations to change store to bathroom
Mayfield Lodge 6 Mayfield Road Inverness IV2 4AE
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00920/FUL
Alterations to hotel and installation of pods to form 55no. letting bedrooms, facade upgrade, new wall, new pergolas and formation of 44no. parking spaces
Spean Bridge Hotel Spean Bridge PH34 4ES
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00931/FUL
Erection of garage for the parking of two vehicles
Land On Telford Road To Rear Of Rockburn Cottage 58 Lochalsh Road Inverness
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00932/FUL
Demolition and re-erection of house
Achnashie Ormsaigbeg Kilchoan Acharacle PH36 4LL
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00944/FUL
Erection of pod
Land 45M SW Of Arden Drumnadrochit
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00958/FUL
Erection of workshop and formation of self contained living unit
Land 20M NE Of Brae Of Badrian Culbokie
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00964/FUL
Change of use from annexe to short term letting unit; formation of wall and hardstanding (retrospective)
8 Perth Place Upper Achintore Fort William PH33 6UL
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00968/FUL
Erection of porch extension and flue
Tigh Sheorais Poulary Invergarry PH35 4HS
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00970/LBC
Replacement of parapet gutter liner and replacement of door
The Old Manse Kilmore Teangue Isle Of Skye Isle Of Skye IV44 8RG
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00971/FUL
Extension to machinery shed
Coignascallan Farmhouse Tomatin Inverness IV13 7YB
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00976/FUL
Change of use of pod for short term letting use
Prestnaskianich 134 West Langwell Rogart IV28 3XQ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00980/FUL
Window replacements, erection of porch, new spire, internal alterations
Arisaig House Arisaig PH39 4NR
Received 5 Mar 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Highland
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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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