20 High Street Thurso KW14 8AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02549/FUL - Full Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Change of use and conversion to residential accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 07:03

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Application progress

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Received

12 Jun 2026

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Validated

24 Aug 2026

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Consultation

27 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Oct 2026 and 21 Oct 2026, from Highland's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Documents 9

Plans & drawings 6

PDF 04 GENERAL PLAN - SHOP FRONT PLAN DRAWING · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 02 SITE LAYOUT PLAN DRAWING · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 03 EXISTING FLOOR PLAN DRAWING · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 04 EXISTING ELEVATIONS PLAN DRAWING · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 03 PROPOSED FLOOR/ELEVATION PLAN DRAWING · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 01 LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF PSAD APPLICATION FORM PSAD Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM APPLICATION FORM · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade B listed: Telephone Kiosk, High Street, Thurso

List entry LB42047 · 23 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade B, 1 Grade C)

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.

Show the other 4 with distances

29 mCarnegie Library, High Street, ThursoGrade B
39 mTown Hall, High Street, ThursoGrade B
84 m5 Market Street, ThursoGrade B
103 m8 Wilson Street, ThursoGrade C

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Thurso 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.

Also on the record

Special area of conservation 340 m away: River Thurso; Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 199 m away: Thurso, St Peter's Church and Burial Ground; SSSI 400 m away: Pennylands.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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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