Check if you need or have planning permission

Short Term Let

It is the operator’s responsibility to ensure they have the necessary planning permission when applying for a Short Term Let Licence application. The Licensing Authority will not do this on the operator’s behalf.

To check if your property has or requires permission you can:

• Search using Highland Council Public Access

Search using Highland Council Public Access

If you believe that the property has previously benefitted from planning permission, you can use Highland Council Public Access to search.  Applications from the year 2010 onwards are available on public access.

Highland Council Public Access provides a variety of methods to allow you to find the information you are looking for:

• Basic search - search for applications according to entered text. Associated documents are available from the documents tab. When an application has been withdrawn no associated documents are visible.
• Advanced search - search according to a wide combination of factors
• Map search - search using an interactive map tool
• Property search - search for a particular property to which applications may apply

Full guidance can be found in our Guide to using Highland Council Public Access