Palm Cottage 54 Portgower Helmsdale KW8 6HL Data via plota.co.uk

26/03017/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolish and re-erect extension Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:05

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Application progress

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Received

14 Jul 2026

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Validated

16 Jul 2026

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Consultation

21 Jul 2026

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Approved

15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Site constraints 3

Radon affected area, class 6

An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Special area of conservation 274 m away: Moray Firth

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

SSSI 208 m away: Helmsdale Coast.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Postcode: KW8 6HL
Received: 14 Jul 2026
Validated: 16 Jul 2026
Ward: East Sutherland And Edderton
Parish: Helmsdale Community Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Sept 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 15 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Sutherland Drawing Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than Highland's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 99% of demolitions here are.

This one61d

Council56d

UK56d

51%decided within 8 weeks

99%approved

90decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: 100761988-001
Neighbours: 21 Jul 2026
Consultation: 21 Jul 2026
Comments by: 13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No