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Land 165M NW Of 63 Pennyland Drive Pennyland Drive Pennyland Thurso

Awaiting decision Highland 26/03091/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Formation of temporary worker accommodation village comprising modular buildings, including living accommodation (circa 500 beds), welfare and recreation uses for staff, formation of access, car parking and associated works

As published by the council, reference 26/03091/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/03091/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Under Consideration
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Thurso And North West Caithness
Parish
Thurso Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Highland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/03944/FUL Awaiting decision

    Land 165M NW Of 63 Pennyland Drive Pennyland Drive Pennyland Thurso

    Formation of surface-water outfall related to 26/03091/FUL

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2026

    Received by Highland

  2. 25 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 October 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 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/03944/FUL Awaiting decision

    Land 165M NW Of 63 Pennyland Drive Pennyland Drive Pennyland Thurso

    Formation of surface-water outfall related to 26/03091/FUL

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

79 documents on file for this application

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What 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 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • Land At Pennyland Farm Thurso KW14 7XW

    25/04176/SCRE Submitted 31 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Formation of temporary worker accommodation village comprising modular buildings, including living accommodation (c500 beds), welfare and recreation uses, formation of access, parking and associated works. The modular buildings will extend to approximately 18,500sqm of floor space on a site area of 12.34ha, comprising 1 and 2 storey buildings. The development is sought for a period of 5 years to service renewable energy projects and associated infrastructure requirements in the area.

    Decided Outline 4 docs

  • Land At Pennyland Farm Thurso KW14 7XW

    25/03770/PAN Submitted 3 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Formation of temporary worker accommodation village comprising modular buildings, including living accommodation (c500 beds), welfare & recreation uses, formation of access, parking & associated works. The modular buildings will extend to approx 18,500sqm of floorspace on a site area of 12.34ha, comprising 1 & 2 storey buildings. The development will be sought for a period of 5 years to service renewable energy projects & associated infrastructure requirements in the area.

    Decided 2 docs

  • 53 Pennyland Drive Pennyland Thurso KW14 7PW

    20/01241/FUL Submitted 16 Mar 2020 250 yards away

    Erection of extension to house

    Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs

  • 55 Pennyland Drive Pennyland Thurso KW14 7PW

    20/01367/FUL Submitted 26 Mar 2020 250 yards away

    Erection of extension with dual pitch roof on garage and extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 4 docs

  • Land 165M NW Of 63 Pennyland Drive Pennyland Drive Pennyland Thurso

    26/03944/FUL Submitted 9 Sep 2026 300 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~26 Nov

    Formation of surface-water outfall related to 26/03091/FUL

    Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs

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    19/05184/FUL Submitted 22 Nov 2019 350 yards away

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    Granted Full applications 8 docs

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