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Land 220M NW Of Castlehill Heritage Centre Harbour Road Castletown

Awaiting decision Highland 26/03804/ADV Advertisement Consent

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erection of freestanding sign

As published by the council, reference 26/03804/ADV

Application record

Reference
26/03804/ADV
Type
Advertisement Consent
Status
Under Consideration
Received
1 Sep 2026
Validated
16 Sep 2026
Ward
Thurso And North West Caithness
Parish
Castletown And Bower Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Comment by 7 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Highland's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2026

    Received by Highland

  2. 16 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 November 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

11 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.

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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 advertisement consent applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Advertising
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    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Advertising
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    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Advertising
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    Erection of advance sign (renewal of 21/03258/ADV)

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Advertising