The Comhairle Planning Service

Development Management (Planning Applications)

Central to the planning system is the requirement to obtain Planning Permission for development of land, unless consent is deemed to be granted, by a planning regulation or order.   Development is defined as “the carrying out of building, engineering mining or other operations in, on, over or under land or the making of any material change in the use of buildings or other land or the operation of a marine fish farm …”. Details of planning applications received; copies of planning application forms, planning application fees and the Comhairle’s policy on Planning Enforcement can be found here.

Information provided by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman on the process of handling complaints can also be downloaded here.