Planning application
Land 10M East Of 5 Macarthur Street Wick
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 storage to domestic
As published by the council, reference 26/02586/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02586/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Wick And East Caithness
- Parish
- Wick Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by Highland
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30 Jun 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 25 August 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
12 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications in a median of 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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