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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/02997/PNO
Peatland Restoration Scheme Class 20A
Land 2125M North Of The Steading Scardroy Strathconon
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02998/FUL
Installation of welfare unit (retrospective)
Land 50M South Of Ballachan Glenuig
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/02999/FUL
Siting of 3no. storage containers (retrospective)
Land North East Of Thrumster Garage Thrumster Wick
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn26/03002/FUL
Erection of replacement domestic outbuilding
Aymara 17 Fasach Glendale Isle Of Skye IV55 8WP
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03005/PNO
Formation of Access Track Including Bridge Crossing - Class 18
Land 265M SW Of Steading Bungalow Langwell Strathkanaird Ullapool
Received 11 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03006/FUL
Erection of house
Land 165M SE Of Antfield Cottage Scaniport Inverness
Received 12 Jul 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/03007/CLE
Use of house as short-term holiday let (secondary letting)
Logie 1 High Terrace Kinchurdy Road Boat Of Garten PH24 3BW
Received 12 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03008/FUL
Replace porch and form new door opening
24 Simpson Street Nairn IV12 4NT
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03012/PNO
Formation of forest track (deer management and forest habitat protection; 190m long; 2.5m wide) Class 22
Land 1KM SE Of The Old School South Laggan Spean Bridge
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03013/MSC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1- 13 of permission 25/02318/PIP- Erection of house and garage (plot 1)
Land At Swordale Farm Evanton
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03014/MSC
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1- 13 of permission 25/02319/PIP- Erection of house and garage (Plot 2)
Land At Swordale Farm Evanton
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03017/FUL
Demolish and re-erect extension
Palm Cottage 54 Portgower Helmsdale KW8 6HL
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03019/FUL
Extension and Alterations
Arniston 51 Old Edinburgh Road Inverness IV2 3PG
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03023/FUL
Change of use from house to shop, erection of extension, demolition of extensions - amended design (retrospective)
15 Riverside Place Thurso KW14 8BZ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03025/S42
Application under Section 42 to vary Condition 2 of Planning Permission 26/01279/FUL for extension to quarry
Land 1.5KM NW Of Wildwood Auchterawe Fort Augustus
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03026/FUL
Construction of four semi-detached dwellings
Land 35M SW Of Holmwood Elizabeth Crescent Dornoch
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03027/FUL
Alterations and erection of extension to house
Larchfield Station Road Conon Bridge Dingwall IV7 8BJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03028/LBC
Alterations and erection of extension to house
Larchfield Station Road Conon Bridge Dingwall IV7 8BJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03029/PAR
Formation of forestry road (class 22)
Land 520M NE Of The Bungalow Ousdale Berriedale
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03030/PIP
Erection of house
Land 35M NE Of 66 Gartymore Helmsdale
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03031/PIP
Erection of dwelling house, formation of access, installation of secondary treatment tank and partial soakaway
Land 125M SE Of Tullachan Gorm Cuil Uig Portree Isle Of Skye
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03033/FUL
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 4no. flats
Jasmoir Pavilion Court Crawford Street Dingwall IV15 9SU
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03036/FUL
Siting of cabin for short term letting
Land 50M SW Of Corrie Glas House Achnabobane Spean Bridge
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03037/ADV
Installation of 3no. wall mounted display signs and fascia signage
28B West Argyle Street Ullapool IV26 2TY
Received 14 Jul 2026
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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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