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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01810/FUL
Demolition of timber building, erection of residential unit, fencing and outbuilding
Spruis View Clashmore Dornoch IV25 3RG
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01811/FUL
Alterations to window design and render; installation of solar PV on roof, erection of canopy (amended design 20/03887/FUL)
10 Huntly Street Inverness IV3 5PR
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01812/FUL
Alterations and workshop extension
The Hire Centre Ltd 32 Ben Nevis Drive Ben Nevis Industrial Estate Fort William PH33 6RU
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01816/FUL
Change of use from garage to short term letting unit
Stroma 3 Home Farm Place Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9LF
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01817/FUL
Erect office and distribution depot building with associated parking, yard space and wash bay (amended design 24/04930/FUL)
Land 155M SE Of 5 Balvonie Terrace Inverness
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01818/PNO
Erection of extension to agricultural building (Class 18)
Land 80M NE Of Lochslin Cottage 5 Lochslin Farm Cottages Fearn
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01820/FUL
Erection of house, siting of temporary caravan, formation of access, installation of septic tank and soakaway
Land 190M SE Of Toradale 1 Crepigill Skeabost Bridge
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01822/FUL
Erection of house (amendment to 25/04134/FUL)
Land 40M SW Of 7 Ferrindonald Teangue Isle Of Skye
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01823/PNO
Erection of agricultural building (class 18)
Land 180M SW Of Sunrise Cottage Torranreach Mid Clyth Lybster
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01824/FUL
Erection of outbuilding containing garage, workshop and office
Balvraid 24 Blarmachfoldach Fort William PH33 6SZ
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01825/FUL
Siting of polycrub
Land 60M NE Of Daisie Cottage 9 Colbost Dunvegan Isle Of Skye
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01827/FUL
Please visit, https://www.eplanningcnpa.co.uk/online-applications/#searchApplicationsSlugain Burn Restoration Project: River channel realignment, habitat restoration, road realignment, revised river crossing and installation of culvert
Land 1.4KM SW Of Inverlaidnan Carrbridge
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01829/PNO
Erection of agricultural building (class18)
Land 80M NE Of Bluewhin Borrowstone Thrumster Wick
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01830/ADV
6m totem, externally illuminated by ground based spotlights. Fabricated from ACM panels fixed to a mild steel frame
Arnold Clark 47 Harbour Road Inverness IV1 1UF
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01831/FUL
Erection of prefabricated toilet facility
Highland Council Toilet Block John O'groats Wick KW1 4YR
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01832/FUL
Siting of 2 holiday letting pods (amendment to 24/03611/FUL)
Land 40M West Of Tigh Bruadair The Glen Achmore Strome Ferry
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01833/CLE
Use of chalet as permanent residential dwellinghouse
Ewe Vewe 9 Aultbea Lodges Aultbea Achnasheen IV22 2HU
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01834/DEM
Demolition of buildings
Tain Royal Academy Scotsburn Road Tain IV19 1PS
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01837/PNO
Formation of agricultural access (Class 18)
Land 25M NE Of 2 Peinsoraig Uig Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01838/FUL
Erection of house and garage
Land 90M SW Of Rowanlea Faebuie Cromdale Grantown-On-Spey
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01839/FUL
Alterations and extensions
Creag Dhu Cottage Onich Fort William PH33 6RY
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01840/FUL
Erection of short term letting unit
Land 20M West Of 5 West Tirindrish Spean Bridge
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01841/FUL
Alterations, removal of porch extension and erection of two storey replacement extension
10 Shore Street Shandwick Tain IV20 1UU
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01842/FUL
Erection of domestic garage
Macgregor Ranch Achnabobane Farm Spean Bridge PH34 4EX
Received 30 Apr 2026
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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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