Planning application
Land 280M NW Of Station House Station Road Embo
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/02366/SCRE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02366/SCRE
- Type
- Screening Applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Screening Application EIA not required
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 18 Jun 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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26/01758/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.
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26/00141/SCRE Awaiting decision
Land 280M NW Of Station House Station Road Embo
Proposed residential development and associated infrastructure, landscaping and amenity areas
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Highland
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Screening Application EIA not required
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27 Jul 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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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 -
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