ePlanning

ePlanning consists of two main components:

• 1. View, track and comment on planning applications - you use IDOX Public Access to view, track and comment online on any planning application in Highland. You can also create your own bespoke weekly lists. 
  • Guidance on how to use this facility is available on our IDOX Public Access page.
    
    
  
• 2. Submit a planning application online - you use the Scottish Government website to submit a planning application over the internet.
  • Information on how to submit planning application online, technical requirements for file attachments, fee payment options, data protection, and how to download application forms, is available on our Scottish Planning Online page.
    
    
• Number of planning applications received online:
  • February: 65 of a total of 289 applications = 22%
  • January: 56 of a total of 275 applications = 20%
  • December: 73 of a total of 297 applications = 25%
  • November: 80 of a total of 333 applications = 24%
  • October: 60 of a total of 334 applications = 18%
  • September: 40 of a total of 292 applications = 14%
  • August: 31 of a total of 292 applications = 11%

Number of online applications received as at 28 February 2010: 438

• 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. 
    
    
• ePlanning Contacts - for help, fault reporting and feedback 
• ePlanning FAQs
• ePlanning Terms and Conditions
• Redaction, Secondary Publishing & Copyright Policy (pdf 52k)  
• Online Local Plans
  • Wester Ross interactive Local Plan
• Further information (press releases, newsletters, Council meeting minutes and agendas, etc)

ePlanning is a joint programme within the Scottish Government’s Modernisation Agenda and runs parallel with the introduction of the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006. ePlanning introduces standards that streamline the Planning process, enhancing service by ensuring greater openness and accountability.