Planning application
Smithy Croft Contin Strathpeffer IV14 9ES
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Formation of access
As published by the council, reference 26/03390/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03390/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing use)
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wester Ross, Strathpeffer And Lochalsh
- Parish
- Contin Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IV14 9ES
Comment by 18 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Highland's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Highland
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28 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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 lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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