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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/02078/PNO
Erection of agricultural storage building Class 18
Land 250M SE Of Tirindrish Steading Spean Bridge
Received 15 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/02080/LBC
Alterations to existing lodge. Timber glazed walkway to be replaced with bespoke timber glazed units, rainwater goods system redesigned and upgraded to cast iron. The existing dormers are to receive a new lead roof and new timber sash and case windows. Ground floor window to be replaced with timber sash and case window. Internally, the kitchen and utility room layouts will be adjusted, with the provision of two new openings, two new stores and a relocated external access door.
Letterewe Loch Maree Achnasheen IV22 2HH
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/02081/PNO
Erection of agricultural storage building, Class 18
Land 1.25KM NW Of Tirindrish Steading Spean Bridge
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/02082/PNO
Erection of agricultural building (class 18)
Land 80M NE Of Upper Thrumster Thrumster Wick
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/02083/SCRE
Screening Opinion - Installation of solar PV array and associated works
Land 75M SE Of Scottish Water Challenger Estate Lairg
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/02084/FUL
Erection of footbridge and boathouse
Tarrel Lochan Tarrel Portmahomack Tain IV20 1SL
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/02086/LBC
Alterations (replacement doors) & installation of CCTV equipment
SSE Fasnakyle Power Station Fasnakyle Cannich
Received 16 May 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/02087/CLE
Use of property as short term letting unit (Craig Bheag)
Ruthven Farm Self Catering Units Kingussie PH21 1NR
Received 16 May 2026 - Decided26/02088/FUL
Use of house for short term letting
52 Henrietta Street Avoch IV9 8QT
Received 18 May 2026 - Withdrawn26/02089/FUL
Erection of holiday cabin (retrospective)
Land 100M West Of Duel Hill House Fendom Tain
Received 18 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/02090/RCC
New Road at Lochaline
Land 70M East Of Dunaline Lochaline Morvern
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/02091/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and replacement garage
Evelix Manse Evelix Dornoch IV25 3RD
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/02094/PNO
Formation of forestry road (class 22)
Land 360M SW Of Whinridge Balleigh Edderton
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/02095/PNO
Erection of agricultural shed
Land 465M NW Of Meikle Geddes Farm Meikle Geddes Nairn
Received 18 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02096/PIP
Erection of house and formation of access
Land 130M NE Of 17 Scouriemore Scourie
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/02097/PIP
Erection of house (renewal of 23/01340/PIP)
Site At 6 Valtos Culnacnock
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/02098/PIP
Erection of house (renewal of 23/01341/PIP)
Site At 6 Valtos Culnacnock
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided26/02100/FUL
Proposed replacement sunroom and alterations
Millburn Balnabeen Conon Bridge Dingwall IV7 8AU
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/02103/FUL
Siting of pod for short term letting
Land 40M SW Of Savalmhor Farm Lairg
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/02106/FUL
Change of use to place of worship, erection of extension, renovation
Tore Art Gallery Killearnan Muir Of Ord
Received 18 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/02108/FUL
Erection of house
Land 50M North Of 3 Luib Broadford Isle Of Skye
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/02109/FUL
Extension to house
16 Parkhill Kildary Invergordon IV18 0NY
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/02114/FUL
Alterations and extension to house
1 Macewen Drive Inverness IV2 3LQ
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/02115/MSC
Application for the approval of matters specified in conditions 1-3 of 24/01374/PIP - Erection of house
Land 50M North East Of Cairngorm Skye Of Curr Road Dulnain Bridge Grantown-On-Spey
Received 19 May 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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