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Land At Pennyland Farm Thurso KW14 7XW

Decided Highland 25/03770/PAN Proposal of Application Notice

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Formation of temporary worker accommodation village comprising modular buildings, including living accommodation (c500 beds), welfare & recreation uses, formation of access, parking & associated works. The modular buildings will extend to approx 18,500sqm of floorspace on a site area of 12.34ha, comprising 1 & 2 storey buildings. The development will be sought for a period of 5 years to service renewable energy projects & associated infrastructure requirements in the area.

As published by the council, reference 25/03770/PAN

Application record

Reference
25/03770/PAN
Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Status
Under Consideration
Decision
Case CLOSED
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Thurso And North West Caithness
Parish
Thurso Community Council
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
KW14 7XW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Highland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/04176/SCRE Decided

    Land At Pennyland Farm Thurso KW14 7XW

    Formation of temporary worker accommodation village comprising modular buildings, including living accommodation (c500 beds), welfare and recreation uses, formation of access, parking and associated works. The modular buildings will extend to approximately 18,500sqm of floor space on a site area of 12.34ha, comprising 1 and 2 storey buildings. The development is sought for a period of 5 years to service renewable energy projects and associated infrastructure requirements in the area.

    Decided 26 Nov 2025 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Oct 2025

    Received by Highland

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Case CLOSED

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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