Balmacara Hotel Balmacara Kyle IV40 8DH Data via plota.co.uk

26/03134/FUL - Full Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Removal of existing wooden shed and erection of staff units to serve existing hotel Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 67.

The consultation period closed on 21 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

Special area of conservation 43 m away: Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Reefs
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 374 m away: Ard Hill.
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 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
IV40 8DH
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer And Lochalsh
Parish
Lochalsh Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Colin Armstrong Architects

Decision outlook

Day 67, past the statutory target. 80% of commercial and major works in Highland are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target
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

6comments received
6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100657269-012
Neighbours
4 Aug 2026
Consultation
31 Aug 2026
Comments by
21 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No