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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01540/FUL
Erection of short-term letting unit
Land 25M NW Of 2 West Lewiston Lewiston Drumnadrochit
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01543/FUL
Alterations and extension
81 Laurel Avenue Inverness IV3 5RS
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/01544/CLE
Erection of ancillary outbuilding (home gym)
Fernilee Spinningdale Ardgay IV24 3AD
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01556/FUL
Erection of house, storage container, and residential cabin including short term let use
Land 50M NW Of Orca Lentran Inverness
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01564/FUL
Erection of annexe with garage for short term letting use
Craggan Valley Inshes Inverness IV2 5BG
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01565/FUL
Change of use from domestic annexe to short term holiday let
Self Catering Unit 4 Grant Road Balmacara Kyle IV40 8FE
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01566/FUL
Erection of extension
Sgeir Eirin Flodigarry Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9HZ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01582/FUL
Alterations and extension
41 Stratherrick Gardens Inverness IV2 4LX
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01586/FUL
Installation of dropped kerb (retrospective)
100 High Street Ardersier Inverness IV2 7RR
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01590/SCRE
EIA Screening Opinion - 1.4km section of 132kV overhead line - Required due to a technical design change of the consented Bhlaraidh Extension Wind Farm Grid Connection (ECU00004639) routed between the proposed Bhlaraidh Extension Wind Farm on-site substation and Fort Augustus substation
Land 95M SE Of Dundreggan Dam Glenmoriston
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01596/FUL
Formation of ancillary accommodation and short-term let
Land North Of Strathearn Corpach Fort William
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01602/PNO
Alteration of an existing access/track for vehicular access for forestry timber extraction Class 22
Land 45M SE Of 4 Church Place Dulnain Bridge
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01603/FUL
Construction of a new timber ramp to permit safe wheelchair access to the property
Trotterton House 5A Moray Park Gardens Culloden Inverness IV2 7FY
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01605/PIP
Erection of 2no. houses and formation of access
Land 50M West Of Green Acres Portmahomack
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01606/FUL
Upgrade of existing access/track to be used for timber extraction
Land 220M East Of Muckrach Lodge Hotel Dulnain Bridge
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01607/CLE
Use as short term let and house
31 Caledonia Place Aviemore PH22 1NW
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01608/FUL
Erect extension and Installation of ASHP
Sliemore Steading Nethy Bridge PH25 3ED
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01609/ADV
Siting of signage
Land 275M SW Of 18 Pinewood Place Inverness
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01610/FUL
Erection of house, formation of access and siting of temporary caravan
The Blackhouse Migdale Bonar Bridge Ardgay IV24 3AR
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01611/FUL
Infill balcony to enlarge dwelling
26 Moray Park Terrace Culloden Inverness IV2 7RW
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01613/PNO
Erection of agricultural building (Class 18)
Kinnahaird Farm Contin Strathpeffer IV14 9EB
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01622/FUL
Erection of extension and detached garage
Altnaguala Fountain Road Golspie KW10 6TH
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01623/FUL
Erection of garage and gym/home office building
Muirwood Upper Raddery Fortrose IV10 8SW
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/01624/CLE
Use of property as short term letting unit
Gleniffer Grant Road Grantown-On-Spey PH26 3LD
Received 16 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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