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The Old Chapel Scrabster Thurso KW14 7UJ

Awaiting decision Highland 25/03989/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness (existing use)

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erection of extension

As published by the council, reference 25/03989/CLE

Application record

Reference
25/03989/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing use)
Status
Under Consideration
Received
21 Oct 2025
Validated
21 Oct 2025
Ward
Thurso And North West Caithness
Parish
Caithness West Community Council
Postcode
KW14 7UJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Received by Highland

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 December 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 67 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

3 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.

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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 56 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.

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