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Land At Pennyland Farm Thurso KW14 7XW

Decided Highland 25/04176/SCRE Screening Applications

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 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.

As published by the council, reference 25/04176/SCRE

Application record

Reference
25/04176/SCRE
Type
Screening Applications
Status
Decided
Decision
Screening Application EIA not required
Received
31 Oct 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Decided
26 Nov 2025
Ward
Thurso And North West Caithness
Parish
Thurso Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
KW14 7XW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Highland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/03770/PAN Decided

    Land At Pennyland Farm Thurso KW14 7XW

    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.

    Decided 16 Dec 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Oct 2025

    Received by Highland

  2. 26 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Screening Application EIA not required

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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