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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Consideration26/01730/FUL
Erection of house
Land 42M South Of Flemington House Flemington Gollanfield Inverness
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01731/FUL
Temporary siting of caravan
Land 125M South Of Torwood Blairninich Strathpeffer
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01732/PIP
Erection of house
Land 150M NE Of The Star House Upper Milovaig Glendale
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/01733/FUL
Rebuild of extension after fire damage including formation of short term letting unit
8 Mossfield Drive Lochyside Fort William PH33 7PE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01735/FUL
Erection of house, garage and formation of vehicular access
Land 185M North Of Burnside 219 Tulloch Bonar Bridge
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/01736/CLP
Erection of two detached single-storey outbuildings within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse, comprising a garage and a garden cabin. Each building measures approximately 5.9m x 4.5m with dual-pitched roofs (eaves 2.4m, ridge 3.61m). The garage will be used for vehicle and domestic storage. The cabin will be used for incidental purposes including a home office and general domestic use.
Barn Cottage Sandown Farm Lane Nairn IV12 5NE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01737/FUL
Amendment to Planning Permission 23/02245/MSC, including amendments to site layout at Plots 2, 9,12, 17 & 40 (House type substitutions), Plot 10 (Deletion of detached garage) and Plot 11 (Handing and relocation of house).
Land 150M West Of Wyndhill Industrial Estate Muir Of Ord
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01739/FUL
Formation of temporary construction compound with site offices, welfare units, parking, and materials storage
Land 385M SW Of Old School House Dunmaglass Inverness
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01741/FUL
Temporary siting of two storage containers (retrospective)
Land 115M Of 13 Knockbreck Knockbreck Hallin IV55 8GP
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01743/FUL
Erection of small buildings for feed and engineering shed
Stalker's Cottage Applecross Strathcarron IV54 8XF
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01744/FUL
Alterations and extension
37 Cedarwood Drive Inverness IV2 6GU
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01751/FUL
Erection of house, formation of access and installation of treatment unit
Land 170M East Of 253 Achnahaird Achiltibuie IV26 2YT
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01752/FUL
Change of use to Park and Ride Facility
Land 115M SE Of Pinewood Tomatin
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01753/FUL
Replacement conservatory roof
Head Foresters House Ferness Nairn IV12 5JG
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01754/FUL
Siting of 4no. pods for short-term letting use and ancillary works
Land 20M West Of Scourie Manse Scourie
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01755/FUL
Formation of temporary workers accommodation including 26no. residential units, 2no. offices, 1no. canteen, 1no. toilet block, 1no. generator and 1no. rigging loft
Former Council Yard Dunvegan Isle Of Skye
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01756/FUL
Erection of croft house, upgrading of existing access and ancillary infrastructure
Land 140M East Of Heights Of Achterneed Strathpeffer
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01757/FUL
Erection of house (retrospective)
Clanokre Feabuie Culloden Moor Inverness IV2 5EQ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/01758/SCRE
EIA Seening Opinion - Proposed phased residential development of up to 150 dwellings on land adjacent to Embo, comprising a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced house types including affordable homes, together with biodiversity enhancement, landscaping, community woodland, amenity open space, food growing area, and associated infrastructure. The total site area extends to some 12 hectares but the proposed maximum developable area is approximately 7 hectares and excludes the woodland area.
Land 280M NW Of Station House Station Road Embo
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/01759/SCRE
EIA Screening Opinion - Residential development of up to 400 houses (both affordable and private) with infrastructure, open space and landscaping
Land 350M South Of Southview Torbreck Inverness
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/01760/SCRE
EIA Seening Opinion - Residential led mixed use development including up to 600 homes, community facilities and associated support infrastructure works
Land 255M East Of Station Cottage Station Road Ardersier
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01762/FUL
Erection of extension to form garage
Braemore View Edderton Tain IV19 1LF
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01763/FUL
Erection of Porch
12 Telford Gardens Dingwall IV15 9UR
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01770/FUL
Erection of house (renewal of 23/01426/FUL)
Land 35M SW Of Croft House 9 Breakish
Received 24 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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