Planning application
Former Balconie Inn 10 Balconie Street Evanton Dingwall IV16 9UN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from public house to hot food takeaway and restaurant (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/00983/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00983/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Cromarty Firth
- Parish
- Kiltearn Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IV16 9UN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Highland
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 May 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
16 documents on file for this application
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