Planning application
Riverside Cottage Staffin Road Portree Isle Of Skye IV51 9HS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Operation as bed and breakfast
As published by the council, reference 26/03631/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03631/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing use)
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Eilean A' Cheò
- Parish
- Portree Community Council
- Postcode
- IV51 9HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Highland
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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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 54 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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