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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01965/FUL
Formation of service area of motorhomes including wastewater and freshwater infrastructure
Land 45M NW Of Northbound Public Toilets North Kessock
Received 11 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/01967/FUL
Formation of motorhome service area, installation of blackwater and freshwater infrastructure
Car Park Kilmuir Dunvegan Isle Of Skye
Received 11 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/01968/FUL
Construction of motor home waste disposal point
Land 10M North Of Ardvonie Park Public Toilets Gynack Road Kingussie
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/01976/FUL
Alterations and extensions to house
Nea Vouie Dulnain Bridge Grantown-On-Spey PH26 3PD
Received 12 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/01977/PIP
Erection of house
Half Of 21 Elgol Isle Of Skye
Received 12 May 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/01983/CLP
Use of property as short-term let
Farr Bay Cottage Bettyhill Thurso KW14 7SS
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/01985/PNO
Formation of forestry track (Class 22)
Land 1020M SW Of 1 Ardnarff Strome Ferry
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/01987/FUL
Erection of 1.8m boundary fence
13 Battle Hill Auldearn Nairn IV12 5TP
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/01988/DEM
Demolition of semi-detached house
East Cottage Corrimony Glenurquhart Drumnadrochit Inverness IV63 6TW
Received 12 May 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/01989/CLE
Use of property as short term letting unit
Osprey Lodge Invertromie Kingussie PH21 1NS
Received 12 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/01990/FUL
Erection of house and garage
Land 110M SW Of White Rose Tower Kindeace Invergordon
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/01991/FUL
Erection of shed
2 Cameron Gardens Tain IV19 1NT
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/01992/FUL
Alterations, erection of extensions, dormer and replacement of porch
Sgeirnor 200 Talmine Lairg IV27 4YS
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/01997/FUL
Demolition of small scale extensions and erection of proposed extension
Bracklach Duncanston Dingwall IV7 8JB
Received 13 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01998/SCRE
EIA Screening Request - Glenmoriston Substation - improvement works to the existing access track
SSE Dundreggan Dam Glenmoriston Inverness IV63 7YJ
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided26/02001/FUL
Construction of entrance porch
Cnoc-Na-Athan 20 Strath Gairloch IV21 2BX
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/02002/FUL
Reconstruction of derelict house
Delbog Nethy Bridge PH25 3AA
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/02003/FUL
Installation of 15m 3kw wind turbine on 3m x 2m base with battery storage.
View Hill 1 Peinsoraig Uig Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9YD
Received 13 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/02004/FUL
Conversion of garage to dwelling including extension, and erection of double garage
Killeavy Loaneckheim Kiltarlity Beauly IV4 7JQ
Received 13 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/02005/FUL
Erection of replacement extensions to house (amended design to planning permission 25/00167/FUL)
Scalpay House Isle Of Scalpay Broadford Isle Of Skye IV49 9BS
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/02006/LBC
External repair project incorporating fabric repairs, renewal of windows and door joinery and roof lights, lime repointing and lime washing, enhancements to rainwater goods and drainage, renewed external lighting, improved discrete detailing
Leishman Memorial Centre Glencoe Ballachulish PH49 4LA
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/02009/ADV
Installation of four pole mounted signs
Hawco Millburn Millburn Road Inverness IV2 3TR
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/02010/FUL
Erection of canopy and outdoor ski slope
Land 50M NW Of Coylumbridge Highland Lodges Club Coylumbridge Aviemore
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided26/02017/PIP
Erection of house
Land 60M SW Of Sitka Coulhill Road Alness
Received 13 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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