Planning application
Exolum Petroleum Storage Depot Longman Drive Inverness
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reinstatement of a road load facility, installation of a welfare cabin and associated infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 26/02647/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02647/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Inverness Millburn
- Parish
- Crown And City Centre Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Highland
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21 Jul 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 15 September 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
27 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 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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