Free Church Of Scotland Bank Street Inverness IV1 1QY Data via plota.co.uk

26/03131/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Rebuilding of spire and installation of new cross Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

22 Jul 2026

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Validated

5 Aug 2026

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Consultation

6 Aug 2026

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Approved

10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 19

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: Free North Church Of Scotland, Bank Street, Inverness

List entry LB35151 · 1 m away · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade A, 24 Grade B, 3 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 29 with distances

66 m105-107 Church Street, InvernessGrade C
69 m109 Church Street, InvernessGrade B
72 mAbertarff House, 71 Church Street, InvernessGrade B
73 m111-113 Church Street, InvernessGrade B
77 m72 Church Street, InvernessGrade B
79 m74-78 Church Street, InvernessGrade B
80 mSuspension Footbridge, Church Lane, InvernessGrade B
82 mRobertson Mausoleum, Churchyard, Old High Kirk, Church Street, InvernessGrade B
84 mOld High Kirk, Church Street, InvernessGrade A
84 mDunbar's Hospital, 86-88 Church Street, InvernessGrade A
86 mGaelic Church, Church Street, InvernessGrade B
86 m115 Church Street, InvernessGrade B
86 m67 Church Street, InvernessGrade B
96 m92-94 Church Street, InvernessGrade C
99 m24 Douglas Row, InvernessGrade B
100 mSt Columba's High Church, Bank Street, InvernessGrade B
101 m28 Friars' Lane, InvernessGrade B
104 m23 Douglas Row, InvernessGrade B
112 m18-30 Queensgate, InvernessGrade B
119 m21 Douglas Row, InvernessGrade B
126 m20 Douglas Row, InvernessGrade B
126 mDr Black's Memorial Hall, 22 Bank StreetGrade C
129 m93-97 Academy Street, InvernessGrade B
131 m99-101 Academy Street, InvernessGrade B
133 m19 Douglas Row, InvernessGrade B
140 m27-73 Queensgate, InvernessGrade B
141 m18 Douglas Row, InvernessGrade B
148 m45-47 Church Street, InvernessGrade B
149 m17 Douglas Row, InvernessGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

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 ↗

Inverness (Riverside) 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.

Scheduled monument 145 m away: Inverness, site of Dominican friary and effigy of a knight, Friars' Street

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4.

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: Full Application
Postcode: IV1 1QY
Received: 22 Jul 2026
Validated: 5 Aug 2026
Ward: Inverness Central
Parish: Crown And City Centre Community Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Oct 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 10 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: HRI Munro Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 21 days faster than Highland's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 97% of full applications here are.

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