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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under Consideration26/02796/FUL
Erection of cabin for short term letting purposes
Land 75M South Of Clisham And Falls Cottage Kingsburgh Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02797/FUL
Erection of workshop building (private use)
Land 65M SW Of Millness Croft Glenurquhart Drumnadrochit
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02799/FUL
Erection of 2no residential blocks forming 12 flats (Phase 3)
Land 95M NE Of 20 Rathad Mhicguaire Teangue
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02800/FUL
Replacement of door
5 Macarthur Street Wick KW1 5AX
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02801/FUL
Erection of extensions to house
4 Balmore Dunvegan Isle Of Skye IV55 8ZG
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02802/FUL
Install 2no. windows
Gael Energy Ltd Unit 2A River Drive Teaninich Industrial Estate Alness IV17 0PG
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02815/FUL
New roof to porch
Eileandale 12 Lodge Road Inverness IV2 4NR
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02818/FUL
Erection of additional unit (renewal of 23/04652/FUL)
Land 30M NE Of Spey Valet Car Clean Unit 9/3 Achnagonalin Industrial Estate Grantown-on-spey
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02819/FUL
Change of use from annexe to short term letting accommodation.
The Flat Phopachy House Bunchrew Inverness IV3 8RH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn26/02820/LBC
Change of use from annexe to short term letting accommodation.
The Flat Phopachy House Bunchrew Inverness IV3 8RH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02821/FUL
Erection of stables and hardstanding
Land 80M NW Of Glenorchy Papigoe
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02825/FUL
Erection of extension
Tyree Muir Of Allangrange Muir Of Ord IV6 7RB
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02829/FUL
Continued siting of temporary storage building
Land 340M NW Of Allt-An-Avaig Kyleakin Isle Of Skye
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02839/FUL
Alterations and extension (amended design 26/00797/FUL)
Viewmount Old Caithness Road Helmsdale KW8 6JW
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02840/FUL
Proposed staff accommodation block
Land 90M SW Of UHI North West And Hebrides Portree Centre Struan Road Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02841/LBC
Rebuilding of spire and installation of new cross
Free Church Of Scotland Bank Street Inverness IV1 1QY
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02842/FUL
Change of use from Class 1A (Bank) to Class 3 (Restaurant) and extension (revised design to 25/00266/FUL)
58 High Street Fort William PH33 6AH
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02843/FUL
Erection of house, garage and shed
Land 165M SW Of Glenerrick House Wester Drummond Whitebridge
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02844/FUL
Formation of car park
Land 55M NW Of Rosemarkie Camping And Caravanning Club Ness Road East Fortrose
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02845/FUL
Erection of extension to existing stable
Castleview Stables Oldwick Wick KW1 5TP
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02846/FUL
Erection of 2no extensions
Lochside Lodge Lochside Lairg IV27 4EG
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02847/FUL
Use of property as short term letting and house
Coill Mor Suidhe Brae Kincraig Kingussie PH21 1NW
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02852/PNO
Erection of agricultural shed (432sqm; storage and machinery) - Class 18
Land 60M SE Of Caledonian Lodge Invergarry
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02853/PIP
Erection of house, installation of wind turbine, agricultural building and 4no letting pods.
Land 200M West Of Seaview Croft Dunmore Beauly
Received 3 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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