Planning application
Fortrose Academy Academy Street Fortrose IV10 8TW
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Provision of new accommodation for 631 capacity (600 roll) secondary school, to replace part of the existing school at Fortrose Academy. The proposed development includes part demolition of existing school blocks, with new build accommodation to current standards. The proposal will also include new landscaping, external spaces, building services and the creation of a new sports pitch
As published by the council, reference 26/04126/PAN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/04126/PAN
- Type
- Proposal of Application Notice
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 17 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Black Isle
- Parish
- Fortrose And Rosemarkie Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IV10 8TW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Highland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/04141/SCRE Awaiting decision
Fortrose Academy Academy Street Fortrose IV10 8TW
Provision of new accommodation for 631 pupil capacity (600 roll) secondary school, to replace part of the existing school at Fortrose Academy. The proposed development includes part demolition of existing school blocks, with new build accommodation to current standards. The proposal will also include new landscaping, external spaces, building services and the creation of new sports pitch
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2026
Received by Highland
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27 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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