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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/02319/FUL
Replacement roof on east wing annexe
The National Outdoor Training Centre Glenmore Aviemore PH22 1QZ
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02320/FUL
Erection of covered loading canopy and side panel (retrospective) and end panel
M&H Carriers Ltd 4 Carsegate Road North Inverness IV3 8DU
Received 28 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/02321/FUL
Erection of house, formation of access and siting of temporary caravan
Land 300M NE Of Ardvannie Edderton
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02322/FUL
Continued siting of portable building for rural skill training, and erection of timber portable building for storage
19 Achfrish Lairg IV27 4DN
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/02323/FUL
Proposed new window to rear elevation. Replacement windows to rear elevation. Replacement of existing concrete roof tiles with natural slate.
43 Olrig Street Thurso KW14 7JA
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02325/FUL
Redevelopment of existing play area with new equipment
John O' Groats Play Area John O'Groats
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02326/SCRE
Replacement water main
Land 270M East Of Easter Garlyne Garlyne Nethy Bridge
Received 28 May 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/02328/CLE
Use of property as short term let
East Dune Golf Road Dornoch IV25 3LW
Received 29 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/02332/PAN
Proposed visitor centre, cafe, shop and associated support infrastructure including car and coach parking
Glengarry View Point Invergarry PH35 4HR
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02334/PNO
Erection of agricultural building
Land 175M West Of Hillview Bunachton Inverness
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02339/FUL
Erection of replacement extension
Tamarisk Nethy Bridge PH25 3EB
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02342/FUL
Installation of 1no. EV Charger
Tulloch Castle Hotel Tulloch Castle Drive Dingwall IV15 9TX
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02343/FUL
Installation of antennas on existing mast, ground-based apparatus and ancillary development
Existing Communications Mast Crubenmore Glentrium Newtonmore PH20 1BE
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/02344/FUL
Erection of house within garden ground
Land 95M NE Of Monksmyre Newtonhill Lentran Inverness
Received 30 May 2026 - Decided26/02346/LBC
Internal and external alterations
Bank Of Scotland 2 - 6 Eastgate Inverness IV2 3NA
Received 31 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/02347/FUL
Erection of three recreational huts
Land 120M NE Of Taigh Fada Croft 353 Nedd Drumbeg
Received 31 May 2026 - Under Consideration26/02348/FUL
Demolition of extension & garage and erection of replacement extension & garage
Fir Cottage Balvaird Muir Of Ord IV6 7RQ
Received 31 May 2026 - Decided26/02349/ADV
Installation of replacement signage
Bank Of Scotland 2 - 6 Eastgate Inverness IV2 3NA
Received 31 May 2026 - Decided26/02350/FUL
Erection of sunroom
Kerrera Kinlochbervie Lairg IV27 4RP
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02354/FUL
Change of use from water treatment facility to a house and associated works
Ex Scottish Water Treatment Works Brecklet Road Ballachulish
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02356/FUL
Change of use from commercial lorry parking to Gym (retrospective)
Unit 16 Cromarty Firth Industrial Estate Invergordon
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02357/FUL
Change of use from Class 10 to Class 11 dance school
Salvation Army Hall Glen Nevis Place Fort William PH33 6DA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02358/FUL
Siting of 2 holiday letting pods
Land 40M South Of 27 Fiscavaig Carbost
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02359/FUL
Change of use from dwelling to HMO (retrospective)
Fir Chlis Tongue Lairg IV27 4XJ
Received 1 Jun 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.
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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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