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26/02647/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Reinstatement of a road load facility, installation of a welfare cabin and associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Consultation
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 31

Plans & drawings 17

PDF 26002471_PLN_EL_3.1 ELEVATION PLAN - ACCESS GATE DRAWING · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 26002471_PLN_SI_2.1 REV A EXISTING SITE LAYOUT PLAN DRAWING · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-259 REV L SITE LAYOUT PLAN DRAWING · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 26002471_PLN_LOC_1.1 REV A LOCATION PLAN DRAWING · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 26002471_PLN_EL_4.1 ELEVATION PLAN - WELFARE UNIT DRAWING · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 000001 REV 1 FLOOR PLAN - WELFARE UNIT DRAWING · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-005 REV E GENERAL PLAN - FILTER AREA ACCESS STAIRS / PLATFORM LAYOUT AND SECTIONS DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-006 REV E GENERAL PLAN - FILTER AREA CANOPY LAYOUT AND SECTIONS DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-004 REV E GENERAL PLAN - FILTER AREA FOUNDATION LAYOUT AND SECTIONS DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-261 REV G GENERAL PLAN - NEW FILTER AREA PIPING LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONS DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-263 REV G GENERAL PLAN - FILTER AREA TANK BUND AREA PIPE BRIDGE AND LOADING AREA DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-003 REV E GENERAL PLAN - NEW STADIS BUND LOADING GANTRY AND FILTER AREA CIVILS DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-264 REV G GENERAL PLAN - NEW PIPE BRIDGE AND BOTTOM LOADING SKID PIPING LAYOUT AND ELEVATI DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-009 REV E GENERAL PLAN - NEW PIPE BRIDGE LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONS DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-007 REV E GENERAL PLAN - STADIS SKID BUND AREA FOUNDATION LAYOUT AND SECTIONS DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-265 REV H GENERAL PLAN - NEW STADIS TANK AND PUMP BUND AREA PIPING LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONS DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 7411-001 REV D SITE LAYOUT PLAN - ROAD LOADING VEHICLE TRACKING DRAWING · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 357 m away: Moray Firth; Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Highland
Application type
Full Application
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Inverness Millburn
Parish
Crown And City Centre Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Dalcour Maclaren

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Highland's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 98% of commercial and major works here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
232decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Highland in the last twelve months, from validation. Highland decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100759069-001
Neighbours
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No