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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/02754/FUL
Erection of extension to house
49 East Mackenzie Park Inverness IV2 3SS
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02755/FUL
Siting of a yurt for short-term letting, ancillary kitchen and bathroom structures (retrospective)
Land 20M SE Of Clachamish House 4 Clachamish Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02756/PIP
Demolition of commercial premises and erection of 2no. houses
Ferry Stores House Ormsaigbeg Kilchoan Acharacle PH36 4LH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02758/FUL
Replacement door
83 Church Street Inverness
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02760/PNO
Construction of quad tracks (Class 22)
Land 1.5 KM NE Of Drove House Ardross Alness
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02762/PNO
Construction of quad tracks (Class 22)
Land 960M SW Of Fish Farm Wester Fearn Ardgay
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02763/PNO
Construction of quad tracks (Class 22)
Land 615M NW Of Ruievard Strathrusdale Alness
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02764/PNO
Addition of 1 x 120m circumference pen within a 65m empty mooring - Class 21A (fish farming)
Nevis A Loch Nevis Land 4380M East Of 1 Mallaig Mhor Mallaig
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02767/FUL
Extension
3 Dunrobin Street Tain IV19 1HU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02768/FUL
Provision of covered outdoor seating area for consumption of hot drinks and refreshments (Retrospective)
Wester Hardmuir Nairn IV12 5QG
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02769/FUL
Modular building extension to medical practice to provide 4 no. additional consultation rooms
Culloden Medical Practice Keppoch Road Culloden Inverness IV2 7LL
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02770/FUL
Alterations and extension
Nordic Lodge Coylumbridge Aviemore PH22 1QU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02771/FUL
Extension
Gardeners Cottage Inverie Knoydart Mallaig PH41 4PL
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02772/PNO
Peatland restoration works - Class 20A
Rhigolter Farm
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02774/FUL
Siting of a short term letting accommodation pod
Astoria Wades Road Inverlochy Fort William PH33 6NF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02775/FUL
Formation of 13no. wildlife ponds
RSPB Abernethy Reserve Forest Lodge Nethy Bridge PH25 3EF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02776/FUL
Siting of mobile home for use as a holiday let (renewal of 16/01677/FUL)
Caravan At Croft Beag HISTORIC 27 Portnalong Carbost Isle Of Skye
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02777/FUL
Erections of extensions and alterations. Installation of 2 No. dormer windows.
Taobh-Na-Dachaidh Ardaneaskan Lochcarron Strathcarron IV54 8YL
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02780/FUL
Installation of windows and door
6 Davis Square Muirtown Street Inverness IV3 5JH
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Under Consideration26/02781/FUL
Erection of house and change of use of caravan from short term letting unit to temporary living accommodation
Land 65M SW Of Caravan 4 Sartle Staffin Isle Of Skye
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02792/FUL
Siting of replacement anglers hut
Land 115M SE Of Ballifeary Home Of Rest Ness Walk Inverness
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02793/FUL
Retrospective siting of mobile food trailer
Visitor Centre Takeaway Sangomore Durness Lairg IV27 4PZ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02794/FUL
Installation of 2no. air source heat pumps
Cantraydoune Farmhouse Cawdor Nairn IV12 5XY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02795/LBC
Proposed replacement door
3 - 4 Ardross Terrace Ness Walk Inverness IV3 5NQ
Received 1 Jul 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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