Planning

Scotland's planning system is undergoing the most significant modernisation in over 60 years. The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006  is a landmark piece of legislation; the main changes to Development Management, including planning application procedures, enforcement, planning appeal procedures and new local review procedures will take effect from Monday 3rd August 2009.
 
Over the next few weeks we will be updating these pages with new application forms, guidance and links to useful websites.   In addition we are carrying out a complete review of our existing information leaflets and will be introducing a number of new or amended versions - please bear with us while we make these changes and check back regularly to see what’s new.
 
If you have any queries regarding the planning process please contact your local planning office.

Planning Applications

ePlanning - you can now submit planning applications online, as well as view, track and comment upon applications.

• Planning Appeals
  • You can get information about Planning Appeals on the Scottish Government Planning appeals on-line website where you can view recent decisions or search for information about a particular case.
  • The Highland Council Planning Review Body determines requests by applicants to review local applications. 
• Weekly lists
• Latest planning applications, week ending March 12th (pdf)
• Latest delegated decisions, week ending February 5th (pdf)
• Archived lists of planning applications and delegated decisions
• List of Proposal of Application Notices (pdf)
• Planning Application Forms and Guidance
  • Planning application forms and guidance
  • Contacts and Office Locations - where to go and who to talk to for detailed advice
• Scheme of delegation
• Planning Inquiries
• Pre-application advice for major developments

Building Standards

• Weekly lists
  • Latest building warrant applications, week ending March 12th(pdf)
  • Archived list of building warrant applications

• Building Standards
  • Building standards application forms and guidance
  • Contacts and Office Locations - where to go and who to talk to for detailed advice

Development Plans and Policy

A planning guidance document for Community Councils is being produced and will available on this web site soon.

• Highland Wide Local Development Plan
• Development Plan Scheme
• Structure Plan
• Local Plans
  • Badenoch & Strathspey | Caithness | Inverness | Nairn | Ross and Cromarty East | Sutherland | Wester Ross | West Highland and Islands
• Development Plan Policy/Supplementary Planning Guidance
  • Affordable Housing
  • Designing for Sustainability in the Highlands
  • Education and New Residential Developments 
  • Highland Renewable Energy Strategy & Planning Guidelines
  • Houses in Multiple Occupation 
  • Housing in the Countryside
  • Open Space Supplementary Planning Guidance
  • Dingwall Riverside Draft Development Brief
  • Access to Small Scale Rural Developments
  • Pre-application advice for Major Developments
• Planning Consultations 
• Housing Land Audit
• A96 Corridor Masterplan
• Fort William Wider Waterfront Study
• Briefing Notes
• Inverness City Vision

Energy Planning

• Renewable Energy
  • Highland Renewable Energy Strategy
  • Planning Application Environmental Statements 
• Electricity Grid Distribution Network

Coastal Planning

• Aquaculture Framework Plans
• Classification of the Highland Coast
• Estuary Management Strategies
• Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• Marine cSAC Management Strategies

Planning & Development Service

• Planning & Development Service - summary of the range of services provided by the Council's Planning and Development Service.