Planning application
Land 400M NE Of Blar Mhor Industrial Estate Lochyside Fort William
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Section 42 Application to develop land without compliance with conditions 1 of 18/03647/PIP to increase the Hospital GFA (up to 12,400m2) plus Energy Centre (up to 1,000m2) with associated site area increases
As published by the council, reference 25/03053/S42
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03053/S42
- Type
- Section 42
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 15 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Caol And Mallaig
- Parish
- Kilmallie Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Highland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00771/MSC Granted
Land 400M NE Of Blar Mhor Industrial Estate Lochyside Fort William
Proposed hospital (Class 8) with associated energy centre, outbuildings, and miscellaneous development. Application for the approval of matters specified in conditions 2 (a - c), (e - g), ( j - t), 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, and 25 of planning consent 25/03053/S42
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2025
Received by Highland
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20 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26/00771/MSC Granted
Land 400M NE Of Blar Mhor Industrial Estate Lochyside Fort William
Proposed hospital (Class 8) with associated energy centre, outbuildings, and miscellaneous development. Application for the approval of matters specified in conditions 2 (a - c), (e - g), ( j - t), 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, and 25 of planning consent 25/03053/S42
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Highland granted permission on 16 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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