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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Consideration26/03269/LBC
Proposed Laundry Building (Revised design to 25/01809/LBC)
Second Floor 7 Ardross Terrace Ness Walk Inverness IV3 5NQ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03270/FUL
Proposed Laundry Building (Revised design to 25/01794/FUL)
Second Floor 7 Ardross Terrace Ness Walk Inverness IV3 5NQ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03272/LBC
Proposed internal alterations to first floor
Murchison Law 5 Ardross Terrace Ness Walk Inverness IV3 5NQ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03274/CLE
Use of house as a short term let
Shorelands 3 Viewfield Road Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9EU
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03275/FUL
Use of property as short term letting units
Locheil Boat Of Garten PH24 3BX
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03280/FUL
Use of land for the siting of 6no. pods to be used as short term letting
Land 90M SW Of Lochside Cottage 178 Stoer Lochinver
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03284/PNO
Peatland Restoration Class 20A
Land 2.8KM SW Of Loch Ossian Youth Hostel Corrour
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03285/FUL
Erection of house and siting of temporary caravan
Land 50M South Of Skylark Ardmair Ullapool
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03286/PNO
Erection of agricultural building (Class 18)
Land 75M NW Of Broomlea House Loans Of Tullich Fearn
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03288/FUL
Siting of pod for short term letting and ancillary use
Land 25M SW Of Knockburnie Fort Augustus
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/03292/FUL
Change of Use from House to Guest House Accommodation (retrospective)
Tower Ridge House Torlundy Fort William PH33 6SN
Received 1 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03293/FUL
Alterations and extension to guest house to create 6 new bedrooms
Ben View Guesthouse Belford Road Fort William PH33 6ER
Received 2 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03294/FUL
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump
Tarbat Golf Club Tarbatness Road Portmahomack Tain IV20 1YJ
Received 2 Aug 2026 - Decided26/03295/FUL
Change of roof material
13 Peinachorran The Braes Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9LL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03298/FUL
Siting of cabin for short/long term letting
Lag Mor Caravan Farr Inverness IV2 6XF
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03302/LBC
Alterations to the ground floor elevation of the Former Vestry, including a new front door and bay window.
Arisaig Church Arisaig PH39 4NJ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/03306/PNO
Formation of Forestry Road (Class 22)
Land 235M West Of Park Cottage Conchra Dornie
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03307/SCRE
EIA Screening Request - SCR-0129 - Groyne Replacement - Golspie Pier Beach. This case will be determined by Marine Scotland. More information on Marine Scotland applications can be found here - https://marine.gov.scot/marine-licence-applications. Reference number SCR-0129
Golspie Pier Shore Street Golspie
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Under Consideration26/03309/FUL
Extension to hotel, internal and external alterations
Newton Lodge Newton Kylesku Lairg IV27 4HW
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03310/FUL
Erection of replacement public convenience facilities
West Beach Public Toilets Marine Road Nairn
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03312/FUL
Alterations to form 2no. dormers
143 High Street Fort William PH33 6EA
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03313/FUL
Demolition and replacement of storage building and erection of 2no. storage buildings
Geo Rope Ltd Loan Fern Ballachulish PH49 4JB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/03315/PNO
Formation of forest ATV tracks (restocking and deer management; 2260m long; 2.5m wide) - Class 22
Land 1310M SW Of Schoolhouse Morvern
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03316/FUL
Erection of extension, replacement roof cladding, installation of air source heat pump and alterations
Bettyhill Village Hall Bettyhill
Received 4 Aug 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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