Planning application
Scottish Water Thurso Waste Water Treatment Works Thurso
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Repowering of the existing turbine
As published by the council, reference 26/03871/SCRE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03871/SCRE
- Type
- Screening Applications
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Thurso And North West Caithness
- Parish
- Thurso Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Comment by 23 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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2 Sep 2026
Received by Highland
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Glasgow
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See who's behind itApplicant on file, registered in Stepps
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See who's behind itDocuments
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 outline applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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