BT Telephone Exchange Friars Lane Inverness IV1 1BA Data via plota.co.uk

26/03910/TPNO - Telecommunications Prior Notification Under Consideration

Proposal

Removal of 6no. antennas, 15no. ERs, 6no. combiners, and 3no. PSUs and installation of 9no. antennas Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 28. The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Documents 16

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Inverness (Riverside) conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument 23 m away: Inverness, site of Dominican friary and effigy of a knight, Friars' Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
38 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 28 Friars' Lane, Inverness, Grade B, 46 m away · 2 Grade A, 32 Grade B, 4 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 18 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Telecommunications Prior Notification
Postcode
IV1 1BA
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Inverness Central
Parish
Crown And City Centre Community Council
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
WHP Telecoms Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 28, past Highland's usual 24 days for prior approvals. 99% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 7 Dec 2026.

Day 2828 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
179decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Highland in the last twelve months, from validation. Highland decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

36 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100755351-003
Neighbours
15 Sept 2026
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No