SSE Kerryfalls Power Station Gairloch Achnasheen IV22 2HP Data via plota.co.uk

26/03946/PNO - Prior Notifications - others Approved

Proposal

Erection of transformer building (Class 40) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Sept 2026

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Approved

22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗

Special area of conservation 101 m away: River Kerry

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.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗

SSSI 101 m away: River Kerry

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

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: Prior Notifications - others
Postcode: IV22 2HP
Received: 8 Sept 2026
Validated: 8 Sept 2026
Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer And Lochalsh
Parish: Gairloch Community Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 6 Oct 2026
Decision: Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date: 22 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: SSE Renewables

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 46 days faster than Highland's median of 60 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 100% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

This one14d

Council60d

UK55d

44%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

123decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

Land 120M East Of Kerry Falls House Gairloch

Erection of generator building

16/00497/FUL 13 May 2016