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Inverness Central planning approval rate

Inverness Central ward in Highland has a 95.8% approval rate based on 24 planning decisions. Highland overall: 94.4%.

Last updated: March 2026

95.8%
ward approval rate
24
Decisions
23
Approved
1
Refused
94.4%
Highland average

Inverness Central is broadly in line with the Highland average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Inverness Central compares

Inverness Central ward (24 decided)
95.8%
Highland overall (1,987 decided)
94.4%
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Recent decisions in Inverness Central

25/02524/FUL
Installation of driveway and replacement fence · Sun 06 Jul 2025
Approved
23/02853/LBC
Internal alterations to convert office to residential accommodation/flat · Wed 14 Jun 2023
Approved
23/02606/FUL
Change of use from Class 9 (house) to Class 7 · Tue 30 May 2023
Approved
23/01190/FUL
Demolition of garage; erection of garage, gate and fence (for parking of one veh · Thu 09 Mar 2023
Approved
21/02808/ADV
Installation of illuminated sign and vinyl window stickers · Tue 08 Jun 2021
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 1,987 decisions.

Other wards in Highland

Cromarty Firth (98.0%) Caol And Mallaig (93.9%) Inverness West (89.5%) East Sutherland And Edderton (98.8%) Aird And Loch Ness (94.8%) Fort William And Ardnamurchan (90.4%) Eilean A' Cheò (95.6%) North, West And Central Sutherland (97.3%) Wester Ross, Strathpeffer And Lochalsh (100.0%) Dingwall And Seaforth (96.1%) Inverness South (90.3%) Nairn And Cawdor (87.0%)
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