Planning application
Land 430M NW Of Nigg Welding School Nigg Tain
Relates to 24/02674/FUL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Engineering works to form a new berthing quay on the east side of the Inner Dock at the Port of Nigg (amended application boundary 24/02674/FUL)
As published by the council, reference 26/02652/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02652/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tain And Easter Ross
- Parish
- Nigg And Shandwick Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Highland register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01086/SCRE Decided
Land 430M NW Of Nigg Welding School Nigg Tain
EIA Screening Request - SCR-0124 - Variation to existing Construction License (MD-00010859) at Berthing Quay, East side of Inner Dock - Port of Nigg, Cromarty Firth
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24/02674/FUL Granted
Land 430M NW Of Nigg Welding School Nigg Tain
Proposed Engineering works to form a new berthing quay on the east side of the Inner Dock at the Port of Nigg
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Highland
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7 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 1 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.
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24/02674/FUL Granted
Land 430M NW Of Nigg Welding School Nigg Tain
Proposed Engineering works to form a new berthing quay on the east side of the Inner Dock at the Port of Nigg
Who's behind it
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Arthian Ltd Agent, registered in Inverness
Active · incorporated 1996 · Inverness
14 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils
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See their track recordMaraen Port Of Nigg Applicant, registered in Scotland
Active · incorporated 2010 · Scotland
1 application on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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