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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Consideration26/02957/PNO
Peatland Restoration Class 20A
Alladale Wilderness Reserve Ardgay
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02961/FUL
Proposed demolition of outbuildings and erection of dwellinghouse and detached garage (related to 22/05684/PIP)
Land 40M NW Of Lochgorm Grantown-on-spey
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02962/FUL
Retain existing 20m temporary tower facility and all apparatus for a temporary period of 2 years.
Land 2285M SW Of Eastview Altnaharra
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02965/PNO
Peatland Restoration Scheme Class 20A
Land 3200M East Of Dundrum Arinackaig Strathcarron
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02967/S42
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission reference 21/03913/FUL to allow for continued siting for a further 60 months
Land 4660M West Of Muidh Blairigh Edderton
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02968/FUL
Erection of house and agricultural shed
Land 420M W Of Droch Na Larch Greenleonachs Duncanston
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02969/FUL
Alterations, extension and installation of septic tank
New House Thrumster Wick KW1 5TR
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02970/FUL
Erection of replacement boat shed
Land 335M SW Of Ruthven House Dores
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02973/PNO
Prior notification for a new building for grain and straw storage
Rootfield Farm Muir Of Ord IV6 7RF
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02974/FUL
Change of use from vacant church to retail and gallery and works to form altered carpark and pedestrian and vehicular access
Carbost Free Church Carbostmore Carbost Isle Of Skye IV47 8ST
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02975/FUL
Erection of dwelling house
Land 1400M SE Of Fascadale Lodge Achateny Acharacle
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02976/FUL
Erection of a temporary wind monitoring meteorological mast of up to 100m in height
Land 7.5KM SW Of MId Fearn Ardgay
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02978/LBC
Alterations and change of use to form 5no. short term letting units
6 Ardross Terrace Ness Walk Inverness IV3 5NQ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02979/FUL
Alterations and change of use to form 5no. short term letting units
6 Ardross Terrace Ness Walk Inverness IV3 5NQ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02980/FUL
Erection of sub-station
Land 60M NE Of Inverinate And Loch Duich Community Centre Inverinate Kyle
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02981/FUL
Re-roofing of existing dwelling house and replacement of concrete roof tiles with metal profiled sheeting
Tigh Nan Craobh Lower Inverroy Roy Bridge PH31 4AQ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02982/PNO
Peatland Restoration Scheme Class 20A
Land 2260M East Of Lael Falls House Braemore Loch Broom
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02983/SCRE
Installation of a underground grid connection between the proposed Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm and Thurso South GSP
Land 660M NE Of 1 Geise Houses Thurso
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02985/PNO
Peatland Restoration Scheme Class 20A
Land 1700M North Of Taigh Lairig Achnashellach Strathcarron
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02986/PNO
Prior Approval under Regulation 62 for replacement water main
Land 270M East Of Easter Garlyne Garlyne Nethy Bridge
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02989/PIP
Demolition of steading and formation of 2no. house plots
Tomhommie Steading Gollanfield
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02990/PNO
Peatland Restoration Scheme Class 20A
Land 2200M SE Of An Cladach Ardcharnich Loch Broom
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02995/PNO
Peatland Restoration Scheme Class 20A
Land 2600M SW Of Bungalow Grudie Durness
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02996/FUL
Alterations to garage
Kinnaird 2 Pitkerrald Road Drumnadrochit Inverness IV63 6XD
Received 10 Jul 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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