Land 85M West Of Redshank House Alness Point Business Park Alness Data via plota.co.uk

26/03963/FUL - Full Application Under Consideration
Change of useCommercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of land to form a self storage container yard Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
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Validated
7 Oct 2026
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Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Nov 2026 and 5 Dec 2026, from Highland's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 7 Nov 2026

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Documents 8

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN AND PLANNING STATEMENT SUPPORTING INFORMATION · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT SUPPORTING INFORMATION · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF ALN-002 REV B PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN DRAWING · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ALN-001 REV A LOCATION PLAN DRAWING · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 4

PDF PSAD APPLICATION FORM PSAD Application Form · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PSAD APPLICATION FORM PSAD Application Form · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PSAD APPLICATION FORM PSAD Application Form · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM APPLICATION FORM · 10 Sept 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 ↗
Ramsar wetland 131 m away: Cromarty 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.
SSSI 131 m away: Cromarty Firth
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 18 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
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Cromarty Firth
Parish
Alness Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Highland usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 2136 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
50%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
270decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100768110-001
Neighbours
15 Oct 2026
Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Comments by
7 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No