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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under Consideration26/02571/FUL
Erection of house with attached garage
Land 70M West Of Dune Cottage Glenancross Morar
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02572/FUL
Change of use of caravan site to include the siting of static caravans
Land 60M West Of Whatsemijigger Auckengill
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02573/FUL
Installation of solar panels
Pensilva High Street Grantown-On-Spey PH26 3EH
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02574/LBC
Internal alterations to building
Arisaig Church Arisaig PH39 4NJ
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02578/FUL
Use of property as short term letting unit
Flat 11 Myrtlefield Grampian Road Aviemore PH22 1RH
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02579/PIP
Erection of House and Garage
Land 60M SE Of Springburn House Spean Bridge
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02580/FUL
Erection of agricultural shed and retrospective track
Land 510M SW Of An Tobar Dalnabreack Acharacle
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/02581/CLP
Extension to dwellinghouse
Creag Eiridh Inverie Knoydart Mallaig PH41 4PL
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02582/FUL
Demolition of rear extension and part demolition of garage; erection of extension and alterations to house
2 Redcraig Mill 19 Bridge Street Rosemarkie Fortrose IV10 8UP
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02585/CON
Substantial Demolition in a Conservation Area
2 Redcraig Mill 19 Bridge Street Rosemarkie Fortrose IV10 8UP
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02586/FUL
Change of use from storage to domestic
Land 10M East Of 5 Macarthur Street Wick
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02587/PNO
Erection of agricultural building and formation of track (Class 18)
Land 90M South Of Cnoc Buidhe Morefield Brae North Road Ullapool
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/02589/CLE
Siting of caravan for short term letting
Land 15M East Of Lochside Cottage Avielochan Aviemore
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02591/FUL
Siting of Welfare Cabin
Clansmans Garage Camaghael Fort William PH33 7NF
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02592/FUL
Alterations and extension
Birch Cottage Hilton Dornoch IV25 3PW
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/02593/CLP
Erection of a single storey extension to the existing dwelling (Class 1A) and formation of a dormer window (Class 1D) and replacement rooflight (Class 7A)
1 Peiness Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9LW
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02594/FUL
Siting of cabin, storage building and sauna, formation of access track & installation of drainage
Land 100M NW Of Purple Lodge Gorthleck
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02595/SCRE
EIA Screening Opinion - Upgraded and new access track for access from B862
Land 90M East Of Clune Farm Clune Farm Aldourie Inverness
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02596/FUL
Alterations and extension
Tomliath Faebuie Cromdale Grantown-on-spey Grantown-On-Spey PH26 3PF
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02597/FUL
Erection of extensions and annexe
3 Springfield Gardens Inverness IV3 5SJ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02598/FUL
Erection of replacement house for use as short term letting
Lairig Ghru Cottage Coylumbridge Aviemore
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02599/PNO
Formation of forest track (Class 22)
Comar Woods Cannich Beauly IV4 7NB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02601/FUL
Erection of house
Land 90M NE Of Croft House 14 Ruilick Beauly
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02603/ADV
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia Sign
Esso 39 Spey Avenue Grantown-On-Spey PH26 3EJ
Received 17 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.
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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