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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Consideration26/03208/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement
Alltnabanag Marybank Muir Of Ord IV6 7QD
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03209/FUL
Change of use of garage to short term letting unit, formation of parking space and access
Ardmore Cameron Road Fort William PH33 6LH
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03212/PIP
Erection of house
Land 95M West Of Raasay Cottage Ardaneaskan Lochcarron
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03217/FUL
Erection of steel portal shed
Land 80M South Of Dell Of Killiehuntly Farmhouse Kingussie
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03218/FUL
Change of use from church to house (23/01757/FUL revised)
Church Of Scotland Dulnain Bridge Grantown-on-spey Grantown-On-Spey PH26 3LS
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03219/PIP
Erection of new farmhouse and installation of sewage treatment system and soakaway
Land 115M NE Of Eaglefield Lonemore Dornoch
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03220/FUL
Extension to form garage
Brigadoon 1 Anagach Hill Grantown-On-Spey PH26 3NF
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03223/PIP
Formation of house plot and construction of access road (plot 1)
Land 35M East Of Beau Rivage Westhill Inverness
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03224/PIP
Formation of house plot and construction of access road (plot 2)
Land 90M SW Of Bunillidh 2 Westhill Inverness
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03225/PIP
Formation of house plot and construction of access road (plot 3)
Land 50M SW Of Bunillidh 2 Westhill Inverness
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03231/PNO
Peatland restoration project Class 20A
Land 5100M SE Of Samadalan Airor Inverie Knoydart
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03242/PNO
TEST CASE
Dummy Property Glenurquhart Road Inverness
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided26/03246/FUL
Erection of replacement rear extension
9 Victoria Terrace Inverness IV2 3QA
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03251/FUL
Subdivision to form two units for Class 1A and Class 4 uses
Piccolo Press 90 Harbour Street Nairn IV12 4PG
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03252/LBC
Erection of replacement rear extension
9 Victoria Terrace Inverness IV2 3QA
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03253/FUL
Erection of a temporary guyed meteorological mast up to 84m and associated infrastructure
Land 6155M SE Of Killin Lodge Whitebridge Inverness
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03255/FUL
Erection of link building
Northern Security Alarms 15 Henderson Drive Inverness IV1 1TR
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03256/FUL
Alterations and extensions
Tigh Na Criche Ardindrean Loch Broom Garve IV23 2SE
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03257/FUL
Alterations, erection of walls, replacement roof covering and external stairs with viewing platform
Ben Nevis Distillery Lochy Bridge North Road Fort William PH33 6TJ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03260/PNO
Formation of forestry ATV track (restocking; 1060m long; 2.5m wide) Class 22
Land 625M NW Of Braesyde Gairlochy Spean Bridge
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03261/FUL
Alteration and extensions
16 Melvaig Gairloch IV21 2EA
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03263/SCRE
Removal of the existing wooden frame (the remains of the gravity groyne) and emplacement of a bulk groyne consisting of 2 layers of rock armour placed over a solid core.
Golspie Pier Shore Street Golspie
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03267/PIP
Erection of house
Land South Of Oakbank Glenfinnan
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03268/CLP
Conversion of garage to room and erection of porch
17 Cedarwood Crescent Inverness IV2 6GT
Received 31 Jul 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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