Planning application
Land 280M NW Of Station House Station Road Embo
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.
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Highland
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 67 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
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 65 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
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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 Outline New dwelling 3 docsMajor scheme -
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 Outline New dwelling 4 docsMajor scheme
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