Planning application
Land Between Strathy North And South Wind Farms Strathy
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification under Reg. 62 for Strathy South Wind Farm Grid Connection: Underground Cable (UGC)
As published by the council, reference 25/03497/PNO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03497/PNO
- Type
- Prior Notifications - others
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 14 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- North, West And Central Sutherland
- Parish
- Melvich Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Highland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00588/PNO Withdrawn
Land Between Strathy North And South Wind Farms Strathy
Prior Notification under Reg. 62 for proposed ground investigation works in relation to Strathy South Wind Farm Grid Connection
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2025
Received by Highland
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21 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Highland granted permission on 21 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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