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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Under Consideration26/01293/FUL
Erection of 2no. houses
Land 100M NE Of Patrolmans Cottages Fersit Tulloch Roy Bridge
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/01294/FUL
Erection of 3no. houses
Land 160M SE Of Stalkers Cottage Killiechonate Spean Bridge
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01295/FUL
Erection of house
Land 230M NE Of Courdale Spean Bridge
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/01299/CLE
Use of property as dwelling for short term letting
Nethy Station Station Road Nethy Bridge PH25 3DN
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01300/FUL
Erection of a single storey annexe (visiting family and friends)
Eagle Hide Struan Road Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9EG
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01309/FUL
Alterations & canopy extension
Story And Stage 1 Scorguie Place Inverness IV3 8SF
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01310/FUL
Change of use of land to community use. Retrospective erection of yurt, sheds, portaloo and polytunnel (amended proposal 25/04143/FUL)
Land 60M SW Of Robertson Health Centre Alness
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01318/FUL
Alterations to ground levels and formation of hardstanding for agricultural use
Land 350M SE Of 2 Tote Scorrybreck Tote Scorrybreck Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01319/FUL
Siting of storage container
Green Hive Community Hub Seamans Victoria Hall Harbour Street Nairn IV12 4PY
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01322/FUL
Change of use from House to Guest House
West House 21 West Argyle Street Ullapool IV26 2TY
Received 28 Mar 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/01323/CLE
Use of property as short term letting unit
3 Meall Buidhe Aviemore PH22 1LA
Received 28 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/01324/FUL
Change of use from office to flat
26 Tower Street Tain IV19 1DY
Received 28 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01326/CLE
Use partly as guest house
St Anthony's Guest House Argyll Road Fort William PH33 6LF
Received 28 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01328/FUL
Erection of house (renewal of 23/00284/FUL)
Land 150M NE Of Torr Cottage Letters Loch Broom
Received 29 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01330/FUL
Erection of house
Land North West Of 27 Anaheilt Strontian
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/01332/CLE
Use of property as short term letting unit
Broomlands Cottage Dulnain Bridge Grantown-On-Spey PH26 3LT
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01336/PNO
Formation of access, hardstanding and erection of agricultural building (Class 18)
Land 60M NE Of Taigh Na Sith Borve Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9PE
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01339/FUL
Erection of 20 no. two-bedroom cottage flats with associated roads and parking, drainage infrastructure and landscaping
Appledorn Developments Ltd Site Office Leys Square Inverness IV2 6HF
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01340/FUL
Alterations and extension
22 Lochardil Road Inverness IV2 4LD
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01343/FUL
Disabled access ramp to front of house
Sea Scape Ardgour Fort William PH33 7AB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01344/FUL
Erection of general purpose storage building (amendment to 25/00467/FUL)
Land 135M SW Of Estate Office Dalbreac Strathconon
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/01345/FUL
Formation of a battery storage facility with a capacity of up to 19.8MW and associated infrastructure
Land 600M NW Of Mybster Farm Watten
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/01346/FUL
Installation of disabled access aluminium ramp with GRP non slip insert panels bolted to existing walkway (retrospective)
3 St Cumins House Morar Mallaig PH40 4PB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Under Consideration26/01349/FUL
Erection of house, shed and formation of access
Land 85M West Of Newmore Mains Farmhouse Newmore Invergordon
Received 30 Mar 2026
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.
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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