Planning application
Land To The South Of The A86, Strathmashie, Laggan, Newtonmore, PH20 1AJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed new 400kV substation and underground cable connection comprising new buildings, platform, plant and machinery, access, laydown/ work compound area(s), drainage, landscaping, track upgrades and installations, underground cabling and other ancillary works (National Development).
As published by the council, reference 26/03692/PAN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03692/PAN
- Type
- Proposal of Application Notice
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Badenoch And Strathspey
- Parish
- Laggan Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- PH20 1AJ
Comment by 16 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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26 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 21 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 67 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
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's median decision took 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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