Highlands And Islands

The Highland Council Planning Applications

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537Applications (90 days)
25Major applications
98%Approval rate
55 daysMedian decision time
TodayLast updated

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26/03613/PIP

Land 30M East Of Dundonnell Lodge Dunsmore Lodges Beauly

Erection of holiday lodge

Pending
26/03861/PNOOther

Land 3800M SE Of Dalharold Strathnaver Kinbrace

Prior Notification for Peatland Restoration

Pending
26/03608/FUL

Land 240M NE Of Bochruben Farm Torness Inverness

Erection of house

Pending
26/03458/FUL

Land 100M West Of Duel Hill House Fendom Tain

Erection of holiday cabin (retrospective) amended proposal 26/02089/FUL

Pending
26/03772/FUL

Glenmere Cantraybruich Culloden Moor Inverness IV2 5EG

Alterations to form accessible suite

Pending
26/03204/RCC

Land At Dores Road Inverness

Ness Side Area A1 (phase 2) - (Part of a muti-phased housing development)

Pending
26/03909/PNOAgricultural£50k–100kest.

Land 60M South Of Rhemullen Dunbeath

Erection of 2 feed silos (class 18)

Pending
26/02359/FUL

Fir Chlis Tongue Lairg IV27 4XJ

Change of use from dwelling to HMO (retrospective)

Pending
26/02449/PIP

Land 220M NW Of Inver Kennels Lower Arboll Portmahomack

Erection of house (plot 1)

Pending
26/03578/FULInfrastructure£100k–500kest.

Land 6460M NE Of Ardchuillin Achfary

Installation of radio mast

Pending
26/03597/LBC

Waterside House 3 Janet Street Thurso KW14 7AR

Replace existing sash and case windows with conservation sash and case windows with double glazing to main house

Pending
26/02452/PIP

Land 220M NW Of Inver Kennels Lower Arboll Portmahomack

Erection of house (plot 2)

Pending
26/03662/FULResidential£50k–100kest.

Land 50M SE Of Strom Isle Gills Canisbay

Siting of pod for short term letting and formation of access

Pending
26/03048/FUL

Cnoc Cridhe Steading Wester Lochloy Nairn IV12 5LE

Erection of annexe (retrospective)

Pending
26/03767/PNOAgricultural£100k–500kest.

Land 300M SE Of Eilean Mor 3A Flashadder Edinbane Portree Isle Of Skye

Erection of Agricultural Building (Class 18)

Pending

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Planning appeals in The Highland Council

The Highland Council is not in England, so the Planning Inspectorate does not decide its planning appeals. They are decided by Scottish Government Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA). SiteLens holds that body’s own record, shown below. It is not comparable with the Inspectorate’s England figures, which are decided under different legislation, so it is read against that nation’s rate instead.

Appeals recorded
622
Judged either way
599
Allowed / dismissed
353 / 246
Overturn rate
Still collecting
That nation's rate
Not published

SiteLens is still collecting the DPEA's record, and a rate taken part-way through would reflect which parts have been collected rather than how The Highland Council fares. The counts above are what is held so far and will rise. The counts above are published either way.

Source: the DPEA, read from its own published case record. Still being collected, so the counts are a floor and will rise.

Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database, published quarterly on GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. These figures are the Inspectorate's appeal record, not the council's own planning register.

Money behind development in The Highland Council

Developer contributions at The Highland Council

The Highland Council collects contributions from developers under planning obligations, but we do not yet hold its register in a form we can publish figures from. Only a minority of authorities publish one we can read, and this is not one of them, so we show nothing rather than a figure we cannot stand behind.

About The Highland Council

The Highland Council is a local planning authority responsible for processing planning applications within its area. Applications are submitted through the council's planning portal and cover a wide range of development types, from householder extensions and change of use to large-scale residential and commercial schemes.

SiteLens tracks the The Highland Council planning register daily and enriches every new application automatically. Each is AI-classified by category and trade, given an estimated value band and a plain-English project brief, mapped, and checked against constraint flags like flood zones, conservation areas and green belt. Where an application names an agent, SiteLens shows the firm and matches companies to Companies House. Pro adds the applicant's name, the directors and company health behind each match, and the agent's direct email and phone where the council or firm publishes them, so you know who to speak to about the scheme.

You can also browse the council's own planning register on the official The Highland Council planning portal.

The Highland Council approval rates by application type

Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months. A guide, not a guarantee.

  • householder100% (48 decided)
  • residential86% (29 decided)
  • commercial95% (22 decided)
  • agricultural100% (15 decided)

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