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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01451/FUL
Alterations and rear extension, creation of short-term let accommodation and formation of accessible parking space
Whin Park Guesthouse 17 Ardross Street Inverness IV3 5NS
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01453/FUL
Application to form overspill hotel car park
Hjaltland Coolin Hills Gardens Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9NB
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01454/LBC
Internal alterations
Glencairn Residential 19 Ardross Street Inverness IV3 5NS
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01459/FUL
Erection of house
Land 220M SW Of Calders Cottage Weydale Thurso
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01460/ADV
Erection of two signs (retrospective)
Land 25M West Of Riverbank The Shore Wick
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01461/FUL
Change of use of land to car wash (retrospective)
Land 25M West Of Riverbank The Shore Wick
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01462/FUL
Erection of extension
33 Bruce Gardens Inverness IV3 5EN
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01463/FUL
Demolition of existing porch and construction of extension
5 Solitote Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9UQ
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01464/PNO
Alterations to access track (Class 18)
Land 80M SE Of 10 Acheilidh Rogart
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01465/PIP
Erection of house
Land To North Of Skerryvore Scarfskerry KW14 8XN
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01466/FUL
Installation of sauna building
24A Southside Road Inverness IV2 3BG
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01467/FUL
Erection of house
Land 135M SE Of Foinaven Bridgend Watten
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01468/PIP
Erection of 2no. houses
Aurora House Mey Thurso KW14 8XH
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/01469/PAN
Proposed borrow pit and associated ancillary works
Land 4860M SE Of Balvraid Glenelg
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/01470/PAN
Proposed borrow pit and associated ancillary works
Land 2450M SW Of Dun Roamin 3 Garalapin Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01471/PNO
Prior Notification under Reg. 62 - Redevelop facility for quayside/road tanker distribution (25/04061/PNO and 26/00421/PNO)(Class 35)
Land 100M NW Of Scottish Fuels Cromwell Road Inverness
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/01473/PNO
Peatland restoration
Land 620M NE Of Tigh Nan Uiseagan Bunloit Drumnadrochit
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01475/FUL
Siting of container for use as hot food takeaway unit (Retrospective)
The Winking Owl 123 Grampian Road Aviemore PH22 1RH
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01478/FUL
Erection of house
Land To North Of Sawmill Applecross
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01479/PIP
Erection of house, formation of vehicular access and installation of treatment plant (renewal of 22/05429/PIP)
Land 75M SW Of Tigh Ard Blaich Fort William
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/01482/FUL
Demolition of house and siting of two lodges
Balnafoich Cottage Farr Inverness IV2 6XG
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01483/FUL
Erection of extensions
Balvatn House West Watten Watten Wick KW1 5XJ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01484/FUL
Erection of agricultural shed and formation of agricultural hard standing
Land 1.2KM NE Of The Storr Centre Storr Lochs Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01486/FUL
Please visit, https://www.eplanningcnpa.co.uk/online-applications/#searchApplicationsPermanent siting of 10 wigwam holiday pods
Speyside Trust Badaguish Outdoor Centre Glenmore Aviemore PH22 1AD
Received 9 Apr 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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