Planning application
BT Telephone Exchange Friars Lane Inverness IV1 1BA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Removal of 6no. antennas, 15no. ERs, 6no. combiners, and 3no. PSUs and installation of 9no. antennas
As published by the council, reference 26/03910/TPNO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03910/TPNO
- Type
- Telecommunications Prior Notification
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Inverness Central
- Parish
- Crown And City Centre Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IV1 1BA
Comment by 29 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 Sep 2026
Received by Highland
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 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
16 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 telecoms applications
Telecoms applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, usually as prior approval cases where the council considers siting and appearance only. More in our guide to planning application types.
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