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Land 280M NW Of Station House Station Road Embo

Awaiting decision Highland 26/00141/SCRE Screening Applications

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Proposed residential development and associated infrastructure, landscaping and amenity areas

As published by the council, reference 26/00141/SCRE

Application record

Reference
26/00141/SCRE
Type
Screening Applications
Status
Under Consideration
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Ward
East Sutherland And Edderton
Parish
Dornoch Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Highland register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026.

  • 26/02366/SCRE Decided

    Land 280M NW Of Station House Station Road Embo

    EIA Screening Opinion - Phased residential development of a maximum of 60 dwellings on land adjacent to Embo, comprising a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced house types including affordable homes, together with biodiversity enhancement, landscaping, community woodland, amenity open space, a site for community use, and associated infrastructure.

    Decided 18 Jun 2026 Outline
  • 26/01758/SCRE Decided

    Land 280M NW Of Station House Station Road Embo

    EIA Seening Opinion - Proposed phased residential development of up to 150 dwellings on land adjacent to Embo, comprising a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced house types including affordable homes, together with biodiversity enhancement, landscaping, community woodland, amenity open space, food growing area, and associated infrastructure. The total site area extends to some 12 hectares but the proposed maximum developable area is approximately 7 hectares and excludes the woodland area.

    Decided 25 May 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Received by Highland

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 March 2026, 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 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

4 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 outline applications in a median of 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land 280M NW Of Station House Station Road Embo

    26/01758/SCRE Submitted 21 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    EIA Seening Opinion - Proposed phased residential development of up to 150 dwellings on land adjacent to Embo, comprising a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced house types including affordable homes, together with biodiversity enhancement, landscaping, community woodland, amenity open space, food growing area, and associated infrastructure. The total site area extends to some 12 hectares but the proposed maximum developable area is approximately 7 hectares and excludes the woodland area.

    Decided Outline New dwelling 3 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land 280M NW Of Station House Station Road Embo

    26/02366/SCRE Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    EIA Screening Opinion - Phased residential development of a maximum of 60 dwellings on land adjacent to Embo, comprising a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced house types including affordable homes, together with biodiversity enhancement, landscaping, community woodland, amenity open space, a site for community use, and associated infrastructure.

    Decided Outline New dwelling 4 docs
    Major scheme

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