Coupers Yard Shore Street Helmsdale KW8 6JZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02942/FUL - Full Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Formation of motorhome bays and waste disposal unit; and siting of 2no cabins, bike shelter, washing machine unit, accessible WC unit and 6no storage containers. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 65.

The consultation period closed on 22 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: House To Rear Of 11 Shore Street, Shore Street, Helmsdale, Grade C, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade B, 1 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 3 with distances
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Special area of conservation about 202 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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 288 m away: Helmsdale Coast.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 6JZ
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
East Sutherland And Edderton
Parish
Helmsdale Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Macbeath Architects

Decision outlook

Day 65, past the statutory target. 80% of commercial and major works in Highland are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 4 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 659 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

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100759221-001
Neighbours
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No