Thurso And North West Caithness planning approval rate
Thurso And North West Caithness ward in Highland has a 95.3% approval rate based on 43 planning decisions. Highland overall: 94.8%.
Last updated: June 2026
95.3%
ward approval rate
43
Decisions
41
Approved
2
Refused
94.8%
Highland average
Thurso And North West Caithness is broadly in line with the Highland average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Thurso And North West Caithness compares
Thurso And North West Caithness ward
95.3%
Highland overall
94.8%
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Recent decisions in Thurso And North West Caithness
Erection of agricultural building (class18) · Tue 23 Jun 2026
Change of use of land for the siting, parking & operation of a mobile, wood-fire · Tue 16 Jun 2026
Erection of agricultural storage shed (class 18) · Tue 12 May 2026
Erection of agricultural shed (Class 18) · Tue 07 Apr 2026
25/04419/PNO
Erection of domestic wind turbine · Mon 08 Dec 2025
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Other wards in Highland
Cromarty Firth (98.1%)
Caol And Mallaig (94.5%)
Inverness West (89.9%)
East Sutherland And Edderton (98.3%)
Aird And Loch Ness (95.9%)
Eilean A' Cheò (96.5%)
Fort William And Ardnamurchan (92.3%)
North, West And Central Sutherland (96.9%)
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer And Lochalsh (100.0%)
Badenoch And Strathspey (94.3%)
Inverness South (92.0%)
Nairn And Cawdor (88.1%)