Planning application
Ben View Guesthouse Belford Road Fort William PH33 6ER
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Alterations and extension to guest house to create 6 new bedrooms
As published by the council, reference 26/03293/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03293/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 2 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 2 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Fort William And Ardnamurchan
- Parish
- Fort William, Inverlochy And Torlundy Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PH33 6ER
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Aug 2026
Received by Highland
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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 68 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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