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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745 approved · 40 refused · 42 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Consideration26/03557/FUL
Erection of extension
Alderbank Beaufort Gardens Beauly IV4 7EL
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03563/PIP
Erection of house, formation of access and installation of septic tank and soak away
Land 35M North Of Atlantic Drift 3 Upper Milovaig Glendale
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided25/03147/PAR
25/03147/PNO - Proposed phase 1 of peatland restoration scheme on Reay Forest Estate
Land 2KM SE Of Lochmore Lodge Achfary
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03570/S37
Erection of 11kV HV overhead line of 593m length supported on 2no. wooden poles comprising nine spans with maximum pole height of 11m to connect to existing mast site
Land 215M SE Of 62 Tarbet Scourie
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03571/FUL
Use of property as short term letting unit and house
Ryvoan Lodge Nethy Bridge PH25 3DY
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/03577/PNO
Erection of agricultural building (Class 18)
Land 180M SE Of 37 Clerkhill Bettyhill
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03578/FUL
Installation of radio mast
Land 6460M NE Of Ardchuillin Achfary
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03579/FUL
Installation of a radio mast
Land 5900M NW Of Shepherds Cottage Corriekinloch Lairg
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03581/FUL
Erection of garden shelter
Walled Garden Inverie Knoydart
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03582/FUL
Siting of pod for use as short term letting accommodation
10 Sutherland Avenue Upper Achintore Fort William PH33 6JT
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03583/FUL
Replacement house extension
Tabgha 10 Garden Place Beauly IV4 7AW
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided26/03584/PNO
Formation of forest ATV tracks (restocking and deer management; 2.5m wide; 4481m long) - Class 22
Land 875M SE Of Barr River Hydro Powerhouse Morvern
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03585/FUL
Construction of replacement boathouse with domestic annexe above, and garage (Renewal of planning permission 23/03854/FUL)
The Anchorage Garve Road Ullapool IV26 2SX
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03587/FUL
Extension of agricultural shed for storage purposes
Land 770M North West Of Aldie House Tain
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03588/FUL
Erection of 2 holiday letting cabins (amendment to planning permission 26/01234/FUL)
Land 60M NW Of Aghaidh Ri Gaoith 1 Lower Breakish Breakish Isle Of Skye
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03589/FUL
Change of use from offices into 2no. dwellinghouses
43 - 45 Clachnaharry Road Inverness IV3 8RA
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03590/FUL
Erection of extension
Scaraben 12 Glasdrum Road Fort William PH33 6DD
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03591/FUL
Erection of cabin and gazebo
St Giles Lodge 5 Ladies Walk Inverness IV2 4TB
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/03593/CLE
Use of property as short term letting unit
84 Corrour Road Aviemore PH22 1SS
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Certificate of Lawfulness26/03594/CLE
Use of property as short term letting unit
The Sheiling Balvatin Cottages Perth Road Newtonmore PH20 1BB
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03595/FUL
Alterations to garage to form short term letting accommodation
Glenmhor Flat 1 Glenmhor Terrace Fort William PH33 6TA
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03596/FUL
Installation of windows with conservation double glazing and repair or replace doors
Waterside House 3 Janet Street Thurso KW14 7AR
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Under Consideration26/03597/LBC
Replace existing sash and case windows with conservation sash and case windows with double glazing to main house
Waterside House 3 Janet Street Thurso KW14 7AR
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided26/03598/PNO
Addition of 1 x 120 m circumference pen within a 65m empty mooring grid space and a slight reconfiguration to the two northern pens - Class 21A (fish farming)
Nevis C Loch Nevis
Received 19 Aug 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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