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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided26/01843/FUL
Use of property as short term letting unit
Keppoch Kinchurdy Road Boat Of Garten PH24 3BP
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01844/FUL
Change of use of office to house
Wester Inshes Farmhouse Offices Inshes Inverness IV2 5BG
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01845/FUL
Refurbishment and alterations to derelict cottage
Land 2525M SE Of Station House Corrour
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Under Consideration26/01846/PIP
Erection of house
Land 25M North Of Ard Darach Salen Acharacle
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01847/PNO
Installation of replacement windows (class7A)
24 South West High Street Grantown-On-Spey PH26 3QH
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/01848/FUL
Siting of Pod (amended position 25/02348/FUL)
Land 15M SE Of The Old Boat House Letterfinlay Spean Bridge
Received 1 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/01849/FUL
Extension of main impounding reservoir and temporary borrow pit, river crossing and track
The Lochan Dubh Reservoir Of The Allt Na Moine Hydro Scheme 1.5km East Of Lonbain Near Applecross Wester Ross
Received 1 May 2026 - Withdrawn26/01850/FUL
Erection of self-contained extension for ancillary use
Collrae 22 Mossfield Drive Lochyside Fort William PH33 7PE
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01851/FUL
Repowering of existing turbine (retrospective)
Land 75M SE Of Thirdistoft Farm Castletown
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01853/FUL
Formation of bellmouth access
Kincardine Croick And Edderton Church Of Scotland Mid Gledfield Ardgay
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided26/01854/FUL
Alterations and extension to office building, extension of car park, installation of solar panels, and installation of 3no. EV chargers
Nsl Ltd 6 Druimchat View Business Park Dingwall IV15 9XL
Received 1 May 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/01855/CLE
Use of property as short term letting unit
4 Old Meall Road High Burnside Aviemore PH22 1UN
Received 2 May 2026 - Decided26/01857/FUL
Use of property as short term letting unit and house
New House Rothiemoon Nethy Bridge PH25 3DD
Received 2 May 2026 - Decided26/01859/PIP
Erection of house
Land 35M NW Of Garbh Chriochan Teangue Isle Of Skye
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/01860/FUL
Erection of replacement reception and sales building
New Fleenas Farm Nairn IV12 5QN
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/01861/FUL
Installation of roof mounted PV panels and battery storage
Poolewe Hall Poolewe Achnasheen IV22 2LD
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/01862/FUL
Painting, installation of wall lights and signage
Ebenezer House 12 - 13 Ardross Street Inverness IV3 5NS
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/01863/FUL
Temporary siting of a sauna structure for public hire
Skye Sailing Club Scorrybreac Road Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/01864/FUL
Extension to dwelling
Heathfield Achachork Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9HT
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01865/FUL
Installation of 25.no replacement windows and external remedial works
RBS Royal Bank Of Scotland 11 Olrig Street Thurso KW14 7BL
Received 11 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01866/FUL
Please visit, https://www.eplanningcnpa.co.uk/online-applications/#searchApplicationsErection of cycle stores on plots 33-48 and increase boundary fence height on plots 27-32
Land 30M NE Of 45 Cattanach Drive Newtonmore
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01867/FUL
Alterations and extension
9 Argyle Street Inverness IV2 3BA
Received 5 May 2026 - Decided26/01876/FUL
Erection of sauna building (retrospective)
Tigh Holm 4 Scullamus Moss Breakish Isle Of Skye IV42 8QB
Received 5 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/01877/FUL
Erection of 2no. agricultural buildings
Land 200M SE Of Grieve's Cottage Kinnahaird Road Contin
Received 5 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Highland
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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