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The Old Chapel Scrabster Thurso KW14 7UJ

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

Works: Extension

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

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
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
21 Oct 2025
Validated
21 Oct 2025
Decided
15 Sep 2026
Ward
Thurso And North West Caithness
Parish
Caithness West Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
KW14 7UJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Received by Highland

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Under Consideration.

  4. 15 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Highland refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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