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Balfreish Cawdor Nairn IV12 5XY

Awaiting decision Highland 25/00158/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness (existing use)

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Proposal

Occasional use of steading as wedding venue

As published by the council, reference 25/00158/CLE

Application record

Reference
25/00158/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing use)
Status
Under Consideration
Received
16 Jan 2025
Validated
22 Apr 2025
Ward
Nairn And Cawdor
Parish
Cawdor And West Nairnshire Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IV12 5XY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Highland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00888/FUL Granted

    Balfreish Cawdor Nairn IV12 5XY

    Part change of use of existing steading to form wedding event venue (retrospective)

    Decided 25 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2025

    Received by Highland

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 June 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Highland took a median of 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Highland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Highland decided lawful development applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Balfreish Cawdor Nairn IV12 5XY

    26/00888/FUL Submitted 1 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Part change of use of existing steading to form wedding event venue (retrospective)

    Granted Full applications 28 docs

  • Easter Balfreish Cawdor Nairn IV12 5XY

    26/03781/PNO Submitted 31 Aug 2026 400 yards away

    Erection of shed - Class 18

    Granted Prior approval 7 docs
    Small domestic

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    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Lawful development