Scheduled maintenance

Our online forms and payments will be unavailable on Sunday 21 April from 4:30am to 6:30pm.

Guide to types of planning permission

A list of the different types of planning permission.

Guide to types of planning permission, read more

Short term lets

Guidance relating to the planning implications of short term lets

Short term lets, read more

Development Plans Consultation Portal

Current and recent Development Plan consultations

Development Plans Consultation Portal, read more

Tell us about your Highland place

16 Apr 2024

The Highland Council wishes to remind people who live, work, visit and invest in Highland, that there is opportunity to share their experiences of that by taking part in the Highland Place Standard su

What is your lived experience of Highland?

20 Mar 2024

What is good about your Highland community and what could be done differently? The Highland Council is embarking on a major survey that encourages people to describe their experiences of living, worki

Committee updated on new Highland Local Development Plan

15 Feb 2024

When they met today, members of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee discussed progress in preparing a new single Highland Local Development Plan and gave their approval for an updated Development Plan Newsletter which aims to keep people up to date on where and when they can input to the preparation of development planning documents.

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