Planning application
Land 165M NW Of 63 Pennyland Drive Pennyland Drive Pennyland Thurso
Relates to 26/03091/FUL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Formation of surface-water outfall related to 26/03091/FUL
As published by the council, reference 26/03944/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03944/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Thurso And North West Caithness
- Parish
- Thurso Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Comment by 25 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Highland's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Highland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/03091/FUL Awaiting decision
Land 165M NW Of 63 Pennyland Drive Pennyland Drive Pennyland Thurso
Formation of temporary worker accommodation village comprising modular buildings, including living accommodation (circa 500 beds), welfare and recreation uses for staff, formation of access, car parking and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by Highland
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1 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 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 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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26/03091/FUL Awaiting decision
Land 165M NW Of 63 Pennyland Drive Pennyland Drive Pennyland Thurso
Formation of temporary worker accommodation village comprising modular buildings, including living accommodation (circa 500 beds), welfare and recreation uses for staff, formation of access, car parking and associated works
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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