Planning application
Varis Reraig Road Balmacara Kyle IV40 8DH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of property as short term letting unit
As published by the council, reference 26/02037/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02037/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing use)
- Status
- Certificate of Lawfulness
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Wester Ross, Strathpeffer And Lochalsh
- Parish
- Lochalsh Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IV40 8DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Highland
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26 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Highland granted permission on 30 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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